Bar to ASRB importing and breaking old ships goes

The Appellate Division has frozen a High Court order that suspended the permission the industries ministry had given to the Association of Ship Recycling in Bangladesh (ASRB)) for importing and recycling old ships.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 1 Feb 2016, 11:26 AM
Updated : 1 Feb 2016, 11:26 AM

A four-strong bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha issued the stay order on Monday disposing of a petition filed by ASRB.
 
Association lawyer Shahriar Kabir said after the latest order, there is no bar to importing, breaking, and processing of rundown ships. 
 
The industries ministry awarded ASRB the permission in December last year to import, break, and process old ships.
 
A High Court bench stayed the permission on Jan 5 this year for three months after the Ship Breakers Association challenged its legality.