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Bangladesh Garment Factories Reopen After Sheikh Hasina Ouster
Garment factories in Bangladesh, forecast to account for 90% of the country's exports, reopened on Wednesday after production was disrupted by violent protests that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week.
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Bangladesh Eases Curfew, Garment Factories, Banks Re-open After Protests
Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas.
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Bangladesh Garment Workers Sacked For Demanding Fair Wages
The South Asian country -- the world's eighth most populous, with about 170 million citizens -- was last month rocked by its worst labour unrest in a decade.
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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 12, Injures Several Others
A fire broke out in a garment packaging factory just outside the Bangladeshi capital on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, police and witnesses said.
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Major Fire Causes Widespread Destruction In Bangladesh Garment Factory
A major fire today caused widespread destruction in a garment factory in Bangladesh's Gazipur district.
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Bangladesh Halts Shutdown of 'Unsafe' Garment Factories
The Bangladesh government is refusing to shut down garment factories declared unsafe, following a row with independent inspectors over the strength of concrete used in the buildings, officials said on Tuesday.
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Fugitive owners of Bangladesh fire-disaster factory sent to jail
Two fugitive owners of a Bangladesh garment factory turned themselves in on Sunday to face homicide charges for the deaths of 112 workers in the country's worst factory fire, a prosecutor said.
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Suspected arson at giant Bangladesh garment factory: police
Bangladesh police said they were investigating a suspected arson attack on one of the country's largest garment factories which produces clothes for Western brands.
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Bangladesh garment factories reopen after clashes
More than 200 Bangladesh garment factories reopened on Thursday after the country's prime minister stepped in to resolve clashes over minimum wages.
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After worst industrial disaster, authorities shut down factory at risk
Bangladesh authorities on Wednesday shut down an eight-storey factory complex after cracks appeared in a wall, triggering panic among thousands of garment workers who feared the building would collapse, police and officials said.
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Ghost spotted at Bangladesh garment plant, prayers offered
Owners of a Bangladesh garment factory were forced to offer prayers and distribute food to the poor on Wednesday in a bid to drive out what workers believed was a ghost at the plant, police said.
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Hundreds fall sick in Bangladesh garment factory
Hundreds of workers in a Bangladesh garment factory near the capital fell sick on Wednesday after drinking suspected contaminated water in their workplace, police and factory sources told AFP.
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Bangladesh Garment Factories Reopen After Sheikh Hasina Ouster
Garment factories in Bangladesh, forecast to account for 90% of the country's exports, reopened on Wednesday after production was disrupted by violent protests that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week.
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Bangladesh Eases Curfew, Garment Factories, Banks Re-open After Protests
Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas.
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Bangladesh Garment Workers Sacked For Demanding Fair Wages
The South Asian country -- the world's eighth most populous, with about 170 million citizens -- was last month rocked by its worst labour unrest in a decade.
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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 12, Injures Several Others
A fire broke out in a garment packaging factory just outside the Bangladeshi capital on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, police and witnesses said.
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Major Fire Causes Widespread Destruction In Bangladesh Garment Factory
A major fire today caused widespread destruction in a garment factory in Bangladesh's Gazipur district.
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Bangladesh Halts Shutdown of 'Unsafe' Garment Factories
The Bangladesh government is refusing to shut down garment factories declared unsafe, following a row with independent inspectors over the strength of concrete used in the buildings, officials said on Tuesday.
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Fugitive owners of Bangladesh fire-disaster factory sent to jail
Two fugitive owners of a Bangladesh garment factory turned themselves in on Sunday to face homicide charges for the deaths of 112 workers in the country's worst factory fire, a prosecutor said.
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Suspected arson at giant Bangladesh garment factory: police
Bangladesh police said they were investigating a suspected arson attack on one of the country's largest garment factories which produces clothes for Western brands.
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Bangladesh garment factories reopen after clashes
More than 200 Bangladesh garment factories reopened on Thursday after the country's prime minister stepped in to resolve clashes over minimum wages.
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After worst industrial disaster, authorities shut down factory at risk
Bangladesh authorities on Wednesday shut down an eight-storey factory complex after cracks appeared in a wall, triggering panic among thousands of garment workers who feared the building would collapse, police and officials said.
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Ghost spotted at Bangladesh garment plant, prayers offered
Owners of a Bangladesh garment factory were forced to offer prayers and distribute food to the poor on Wednesday in a bid to drive out what workers believed was a ghost at the plant, police said.
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Hundreds fall sick in Bangladesh garment factory
Hundreds of workers in a Bangladesh garment factory near the capital fell sick on Wednesday after drinking suspected contaminated water in their workplace, police and factory sources told AFP.
