Bangladesh
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Sohel Rana, the owner of the nine-storey Savar building that collapsed four days ago, has been brought to Dhaka by helicopter a couple of hours into his arrest in Benapole, Jessore district.
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by Rehman Asad
Workers in Dhaka protest for the injuries in the Savar tragedy and demanding the punishment of the culprits. Police tried to stop them and clashes erupted. Workers have vandalised vehicles in Ashuliya, Hemayetpur area outskirts of the capital.
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by Rehman Asad
Desperate rescue goes into the fourth day in Savar while heavy machinery and equipment are not used yet as the rescuers are hopeful of finding more survivors. Over 350 people died and thousands are still missing.
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by Rehman Asad
Rescuers have saved 31 more lives after 80 hours the collapse of Rana Plaza in Savar. Heavy machinery and equipment are not used yet as the rescuers are hopeful about finding more survivors.
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by Abu Ala
Four days following the building collapse in Savar, rescue efforts continue to pull out survivors and dead bodies from the rubble as family and friends wait to learn the fates of their loved ones.
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The General Secretary of the Garment Workers Trade Union Federation, Mr Ruhul Amin, has called for the immediate arrest of the owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza building along with the owners of the garment factories inside the building.
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At least 341 garments workers have been found dead and thousands others injured as an 8-storied building--Rana Plaza--collapsed in Savar bus stand area of Dhaka. Death toll may rise as many others were still trapped.
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by firoz ahmed
Dhaka got a short respite from humid heat when a windy rain with hail rolled in.
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At the disaster scene, where over 150 have been found dead, exhausted teams of soldiers, firemen and volunteers continued to work through the mountain of mangled concrete and steel for a third day to find survivors.
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The first three floors of the building, located in the Dhaka suburb of Savar, contained around 300 shops. The upper floors of the building had at least four garment factories.
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by K. M. Asad
Bangladeshi volunteers and rescue workers conduct rescue operations 60 hours after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar. A total of 304 people are so far known to have died after the eight-storey building collapsed.
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by Rehman Asad
Outraged by the deaths of fellow-workers in a disastrous building collapse in Savar, garment workers went on a rampage in the capital and Gazipur demanding the punishment of the garment factory owners responsible for the tragedy.
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by Rehman Asad
Rescuers pulled dozens of survivors from the rubble of Bangladesh’s worst industrial accident, but the death toll rose towards 300 after the collapse of a building housing factories that made low-cost garments for Western brands.
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by Abu Ala
Garment factory workers angered by the deaths of their fellow workers marched on the streets of Dhaka paralyzing city life.
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304 people died and approximatly 2200 people rescued from the collapsed building. Rescue work is still going on. Bangladesh Army, local people, students, Fire fighter unit are still working hard to recover more bodies.

































































