"leather processing zone"

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22 August 2025

A laborer works at a makeshift leather boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Small pieces of leather are boiled to make glue, releasing polluted air and chemicals. Though many tanneries have been relocated to the leather processing zone in Savar to reduce pollution, some factories still operate in Hazaribagh.

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#12665427

22 August 2025

Laborers work at a makeshift leather-boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Small pieces of leather are boiled to produce glue, releasing polluted air and harmful chemicals. Although many tanneries are relocated to the leather processing zone in Savar to reduce pollution, several such informal factories still remain in Hazaribagh.

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#12665428

22 August 2025

Laborers work at a makeshift leather-boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Small pieces of leather are boiled to produce glue, releasing polluted air and harmful chemicals. Although many tanneries are relocated to the leather processing zone in Savar to reduce pollution, several such informal factories still remain in Hazaribagh.

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#12665429

22 August 2025

A laborer works at a makeshift leather boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Small pieces of leather are boiled to make glue, releasing polluted air and chemicals. Though many tanneries have been relocated to the leather processing zone in Savar to reduce pollution, some factories still operate in Hazaribagh.

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#12665425

22 August 2025

A local woman covers her nose to avoid the stench from a leather boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Although many leather factories relocate to the leather processing zone in Savar to curb pollution, several small workshops continue to operate in Hazaribagh, releasing foul odors and harmful chemicals.

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#11289556

30 May 2024

Laborers are boiling small pieces of leather to glue at a tannery area in Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 30, 2024. Though many leather factories are already being transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar near Dhaka to reduce pollution, a few factories are still remaining in this area.

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30 May 2024

Laborers are boiling small pieces of leather to glue at a tannery area in Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 30, 2024. Though many leather factories are already being transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar near Dhaka to reduce pollution, a few factories are still remaining in this area.

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#11289568

30 May 2024

Laborers are boiling small pieces of leather to glue at a tannery area in Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 30, 2024. Though many leather factories are already being transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar near Dhaka to reduce pollution, a few factories are still remaining in this area.

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#11289579

30 May 2024

Laborers are boiling small pieces of leather to glue at a tannery area in Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 30, 2024. Though many leather factories are already being transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar near Dhaka to reduce pollution, a few factories are still remaining in this area.

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19 November 2023

Laborers boil small pieces of leather to glue at a tannery area in Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 19, 2023. Though many leather factories have already been transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar, near Dhaka, due to reducing pollution, there are still a few factories left in this area.

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#10796507

19 November 2023

Piles of leather pieces dumped at a tannery area in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 19, 2023. Though many leather factories have already been transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar, near Dhaka, due to reducing pollution, there are still a few factories left in this area.

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#10796503

19 November 2023

Small pieces of leather boiling to glue at a tannery area as pedestrians walk by in Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 19, 2023. Though many leather factories have already been transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar, near Dhaka, due to reducing pollution, there are still a few factories left in this area.

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#9727924

11 March 2023

A Laborer works at a tannery area in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 11, 2023. Though many leather factories have already been transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar, near Dhaka due to reducing pollution, there are still a few factories left in this area.

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#9727928

11 March 2023

A Laborer works at a tannery area in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 11, 2023. Though many leather factories have already been transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar, near Dhaka due to reducing pollution, there are still a few factories left in this area.

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#9459368

18 January 2023

Laborers boil small pieces of leather to glue at a tannery area in Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh on January 18, 2023. Though many leather factories have already been transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar, near Dhaka due to reducing pollution, there are still a few factories left in this area.

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18 January 2023

Laborers boil small pieces of leather to glue at a tannery area in Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh on January 18, 2023. Though many leather factories have already been transferred to the newly made leather processing zone in Savar, near Dhaka due to reducing pollution, there are still a few factories left in this area.

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