Rana Plaza Factory 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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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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Bangladesh town mayor arrested over factory disaster
Bangladeshi police have arrested the mayor of the town where a garment factory block collapsed killing 1,129 people, for his role in approving the shoddy structure, an officer said today.
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Retailers plan Bangladesh factory inspections under safety pact
A group of mainly European retailers has finalised a plan to conduct coordinated inspections of factories in Bangladesh in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the Rana Plaza disaster that killed 1,129 people in April.
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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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Bangladesh suspends factory inspectors over disaster
Bangladesh on Sunday suspended seven safety inspectors after they rubber-stamped operating licences for factories that later collapsed in the nation's worst industrial disaster, the labour secretary said.
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Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the panel's chief said on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while US and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months.
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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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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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Bangladesh town mayor arrested over factory disaster
Bangladeshi police have arrested the mayor of the town where a garment factory block collapsed killing 1,129 people, for his role in approving the shoddy structure, an officer said today.
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Retailers plan Bangladesh factory inspections under safety pact
A group of mainly European retailers has finalised a plan to conduct coordinated inspections of factories in Bangladesh in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the Rana Plaza disaster that killed 1,129 people in April.
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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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Bangladesh suspends factory inspectors over disaster
Bangladesh on Sunday suspended seven safety inspectors after they rubber-stamped operating licences for factories that later collapsed in the nation's worst industrial disaster, the labour secretary said.
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Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the panel's chief said on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while US and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months.
