A coalition of environmental groups will say “no thanks” on Sunday to calls for additional oil-tanker traffic on the West Coast. The Wilderness Committee, Greenpeace and the No Tanks! environmental groups will hold a...
Read MoreBangladeshi officials said Friday that the country’s main port was operating normally after the army was sent in to break a strike by dock workers that had hit crucial garment exports. Hundreds of soldiers were patrolling...
Read MoreBangladeshi police opened fire with tear gas shells and rubber bullets in the country’s main port of Chittagong on Wednesday after striking dock workers stopped work and went on the rampage, officials said. At least 20 people...
Read MoreBangladesh said Wednesday it would deploy the army at the country’s main seaport to keep cargo moving after days of strikes by dock workers hit crucial garment shipments. Workers at the southern Chittagong sea port have...
Read MoreWorkers at the southern Chittagong sea port have been on strike since Monday, October 11. After an emergency visit by the shipping minister Tuesday failed to end the standoff, the army was called in to keep cargo at the port...
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