Hundreds more are believed to be trapped inside, rescuers fear the death toll may rise significantly. Most of the victims who have been rescued from under the debris.
In the worst case of building collapse in the country, rescuers have so far pulled alive hundreds out of the debris of the Rana Plaza in Savar, where the death toll has swelled to 231.
The death toll from Savar building collapse reached to 233 Thursday as the rescuers continued their frantic effort to save those trapped inside the rubble of the building. Savar, 25 April, 2013.
Rescue at the collapsed Rana Plaza in Savar was formally declared closed as the government sealed the place after 20 days of search that saw 1,127 bodies recovered from the rubble. Many are still missing.
Rescue efforts combining fire fighters, members of public and security forces continued a brave and arduous effort without appropriate and sufficient equipment to save hundreds of trapped people from collapsed building in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Garments Shramik Songram Parishad organiesd a tribute to the unidentified victims of the Savar tragedy at Jurain Graveyard in the capital as they press home six points of demands.
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Protishthan, Bangladesh Sports Education Institute, is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. The Government-funded autonomous institute is located in Savar, near the Dhaka. Savar, Bangladesh. 2nd June 2011.
A eight-storey building in Bangladesh that collapsed outskirt on Dhaka at savar. Thousands killing and trapping or injuring many more may have housed workers, which is become country’s worst industrial disaster.
The death toll of Savar`s Rana Plaza collapse crossed 1000 as rescuers continue their frantic effort to save those trapped inside the rubble of the building.
As rescue efforts stretch to a fifth day at the garment factory building collapse in Savar. People gather at the building many crying for the bodies of relatives. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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.
Westin Dhaka management has appointed Reshma Begum, who was pulled from the rubble alive 17 days after the Rana Plaza collapsed in Savar, the position of Public Area Ambassador.
At least 87 people have been killed and many more are feared trapped after an eight-storey building collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
Rana Plaza collapse increased to 212, and more thousands of workers are feared trapped under the debris. The nation is set to mourn the tragic deaths in the Savar building collapse.
Rescuers have pulled out more people from under the debris almost 92 hours into the worst incident of building collapse in Bangladesh at Savar signalling that the search operation might continue longer.
A woman was rescued alive, almost unhurt, from inside the rubble of Rana Plaza on Friday afternoon, the 17th day into the country’s worst building collapse.
Death toll from nine-storey Rana Plaza collapse reaches to 511 on Friday noon as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies out of the concrete rubble 10th day into the collapse. Dhaka, 03 May, 2013.
Death toll in the Savar tragedy swells to 329 this afternoon, roughly 72 hours after the collapse of Rana Plaza, with around 2,500 people pulled out and many more trapped inside the rubble.
At least 250 people, mostly female apparel workers, were killed and more than 1,000 injured after an eight-storey building housing five apparel units and a shopping mall collapsed on a bordering building at Savar.
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.
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.
Located at Savar, this monument is the symbol of independence of the country, Bangladesh. The monument reminds of the sacrifice of millions. Their sacrifice gave Bangladesh an existence in the world. Savar, Bangladesh. 08/12/2010
Relatives could be seen anxiously watching trucks ferrying dead bodies from a factory inside a collapsed building in Savar, Bangladesh after nearly 270 people were confirmed dead and fears that more were unaccounted for.
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.
The Savar tragedy continues while there are no definitive statistics of how many are missing, raising doubts over how many corpses are buried under the pile of rubble at the Rana Plaza collapse site.
The relatives of missing victims of Rana Plaza collapse staged a demonstration on the ruined site demanding the wages of missing workers and the death sentence for the building owner, at the nine-storey building collapse in Savar outskirts of Dhaka.
Corpses pulled out from the collapsed garment factory units are bundled into white body bags with little or no dignity, and then shoved onto a truck for dispatch to the mortuary. The 300 plus death toll is Bangladesh's worst industrial accident.
A woman is brought out in a stretcher from the collapsed Rana Plaza building which housed several garment factory units. The rescue operation has been criticised for it's slow pace and disorganisation. The death toll has exceeded 300 thus far.
The relatives of missing victims of Rana Plaza tragedy staged demonstration on the ruined site demanding capital punishment to the building owner. Dhaka, 14 May, 2013.
Thousands of people thronged the National Mausoleum in Savar to commemorate the three million people who made the supreme sacrifice to create the new nation.
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.
Owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza which left at least 380 dead, Sohel Rana has been arrested. He was arrested him from Benapole borders as he tried to flee the country.
The death toll from the Savar building collapse has risen to 380 as rescue workers recovered 25 more bodies from beneath the rubble of the nine-storey building.
The Rana Plaza building collapse rescue work ends after 20 days in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The army which was conducting the rescue operation with fire fighters and local forces handed over rescue operation to locals administration.
After 20 days the Rana Plaza building collapse rescue work ends with prayers in the Savar outskirts of Dhaka. The army which was conducting the rescue operation with fire fighters and local workers handed over the operation to local administrations.
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.
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.
A court in Dhaka has ordered the interrogation of Sohel Rana, the owner of the Rana Plaza building which collapsed, under a 15-day police remand. He is accused of owning the building and killing at least 381 people, knowing it had faults.
Rescuers have started using heavy equipment to remove the wreckage of Rana Plaza as no more traces of life were detected under the concrete ruins 110 hours after the deadliest accident in the history of garment industry.
Army Rescue operation is going on in the 9th day of Savar Building Collapse. So far 429 dead bodies have been recovered. GOC of 9th infantry Major General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy has said that rescue work will continue until the last dead body is re
38 bodies burial of unclaimed dead of Savar Buiding collapsed at Juraine graveyard in the capital Dhaka. Morethan 400 people were killed and as rescuers warned the final toll could be more than 500.
Several organization protests against Savar building collapse killed in Bangladesh. At least more than 500 people were killed and hundreds are still missing.
Dhaka building collapse survivors are living a very uncertain life. At least more than 500 people were killed and 2,500 peoples were rescued alive from the rubble of Rana Plaza. Many of the victims are critically injured, loosing hands and legs.
Rescuers in Bangladesh have warned that the final number of people killed in last week’s building collapse in the capital Dhaka could pass 500. Atleast morethan 400 people were killed and thousands are still missing.
Savar, Dhaka- Bangladesh[ June 30, 2009] Security has increased today after violence escalated yesterday among garment workers at Ashulia area in Savar. The violence lead to a fire at a sweater facto
People are still waiting for their missing families and friends as the rescue operation comes to an end. The death toll of Savar`s Rana Plaza collapse reached 1127.
Wails and cries rend the air in Savar on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, as rescuers pulled out survivors or bodies almost every few minutes from a mountain of jumbled concrete debris.