Illegal lead smelters return after raids, exposing enforcement gaps
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Janefar Alam / 1 month
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Furnaces allegedly rebuilt days after a government drive in Savar show why demolitions cannot replace control of Bangladesh’s used-battery supply chain. Illegal lead smelters allegedly returned to a village outside Dhaka within days of a government raid, highlighting an enforcement cycle that removes furnaces but leaves the money, materials and buyers behind. The Department of […]