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Smoke, Cracks In Building Hamper Search After Bangladesh Factory Fire
The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished, but heavy smoke and the risk of the building collapsing further were hampering the search of the premises, officials said today.
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Bangladesh Charges 38 With Murder Over 2013 Garment Factory Collapse
A court in Bangladesh formally charged 38 people with murder on Monday in connection with the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building which killed 1,135 people in the country's worst industrial disaster.
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Bangladesh Judge Orders Inspectors' Murder Prosecution
A Bangladesh court today ordered the government to allow the prosecution of four inspectors for mass murder over the 2013 Rana Plaza factory disaster to go ahead after ministries tried to stall their cases.
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Bangladesh Charges Rana Plaza Owner and 40 Others With Murder
Bangladeshi police on Monday charged 41 people including the owner of the Rana Plaza factory complex with murder over the building's collapse in 2013 that killed more than 1,100 people.
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Hunt for Survivors After New Bangladesh Factory Disaster
Rescue teams searched today for survivors in the rubble after a factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing at least seven people and sparking fresh criticism over the country's appalling record on workplace safety.
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4 Dead, At Least 100 Feared Trapped as Factory Collapses in Bangladesh
About 100 workers were feared trapped today when a cement factory collapsed in Bangladesh, a police official told Reuters.
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Widespread Safety Issues Identified at Bangladesh Clothing Factories
Inspectors hired by a group of Western clothing brands have found safety problems at all the Bangladesh factories they visited as part of an initiative launched after a building collapse last year killed more than 1,100 workers.
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More Human Remains Found in Bangladesh Factory Disaster Ruins
Bangladesh police said on Wednesday they have recovered a skull and what are believed to be other human remains from the ruins of a garment factory complex which collapsed last year killing more than 1,000 people.
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Bangladesh's 'miracle' survivor marries and builds new life
She was the "miracle" seamstress, plucked from the rubble of the world's worst garment factory disaster 17 days after her factory collapsed. One year on, she has married and found a new job.
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Bangladesh factory victims get money ahead of anniversary
A fund created to compensate victims of Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster made its first payments Tuesday as the country prepared to mark the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse
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Smoke, Cracks In Building Hamper Search After Bangladesh Factory Fire
The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished, but heavy smoke and the risk of the building collapsing further were hampering the search of the premises, officials said today.
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Bangladesh Charges 38 With Murder Over 2013 Garment Factory Collapse
A court in Bangladesh formally charged 38 people with murder on Monday in connection with the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building which killed 1,135 people in the country's worst industrial disaster.
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Bangladesh Judge Orders Inspectors' Murder Prosecution
A Bangladesh court today ordered the government to allow the prosecution of four inspectors for mass murder over the 2013 Rana Plaza factory disaster to go ahead after ministries tried to stall their cases.
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Bangladesh Charges Rana Plaza Owner and 40 Others With Murder
Bangladeshi police on Monday charged 41 people including the owner of the Rana Plaza factory complex with murder over the building's collapse in 2013 that killed more than 1,100 people.
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Hunt for Survivors After New Bangladesh Factory Disaster
Rescue teams searched today for survivors in the rubble after a factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing at least seven people and sparking fresh criticism over the country's appalling record on workplace safety.
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4 Dead, At Least 100 Feared Trapped as Factory Collapses in Bangladesh
About 100 workers were feared trapped today when a cement factory collapsed in Bangladesh, a police official told Reuters.
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Widespread Safety Issues Identified at Bangladesh Clothing Factories
Inspectors hired by a group of Western clothing brands have found safety problems at all the Bangladesh factories they visited as part of an initiative launched after a building collapse last year killed more than 1,100 workers.
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More Human Remains Found in Bangladesh Factory Disaster Ruins
Bangladesh police said on Wednesday they have recovered a skull and what are believed to be other human remains from the ruins of a garment factory complex which collapsed last year killing more than 1,000 people.
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Bangladesh's 'miracle' survivor marries and builds new life
She was the "miracle" seamstress, plucked from the rubble of the world's worst garment factory disaster 17 days after her factory collapsed. One year on, she has married and found a new job.
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Bangladesh factory victims get money ahead of anniversary
A fund created to compensate victims of Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster made its first payments Tuesday as the country prepared to mark the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse
