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Relocation of tanneries delayed in Bangladesh

05/01/2007

The Bangladeshi tanners involved have requested compensation totalling Tk2.5 billion ($36 million) from the government for the move to the proposed 'leather estate' at Savar, near Dhaka. Half of this amount has been described as ‘grants’ and the rest as 'interest-free loans'.

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