Bangladesh shuts 18 garment factories after disaster

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Bangladesh shuts 18 garment factories after disaster

Bangladesh has shut down 18 garment plants for safety reasons after a building housing five of the factories collapsed and killed more than 800 people, a minister said Wednesday.

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Bangladesh building survivors protest as toll hits 740

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Bangladesh building survivors protest as toll hits 740

DHAKA – Hundreds of survivors of Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster blocked a main highway to demand wages Tuesday as the death toll from the collapse of a nine-storey building hit 740, officials said.

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Bangladesh building owner faces murder complaint over collapse

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Bangladesh building owner faces murder complaint over collapse

DHAKA – The wife of a Bangladeshi garment worker who was killed when a building collapsed filed a murder complaint against the building's owner on Sunday as the death toll from the country's worst industrial disaster climbed to 610.

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Bangladesh building collapse death toll hits 482

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Bangladesh building collapse death toll hits 482

The death toll in Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster rose to 482 on Friday after 41 bodies were pulled from the wreckage of an eight-storey building overnight, the army said.

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Fast fashion, fair wages: Vietnam's lesson to Bangladesh

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Fast fashion, fair wages: Vietnam's lesson to Bangladesh

From factory fires to slave labour, the growth of mass manufacturing in South East Asia has not been problem-free, but having shed its "sweatshop" reputation, the region could have lessons for Bangladesh.

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Lawyers, public chant "hang him" as Bangladesh building owner led to court

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Lawyers, public chant 'hang him' as Bangladesh building owner led to court

Bangladeshi lawyers and protesters chanted "hang him, hang him" on Monday as the owner of a factory building that collapsed last week killing nearly 400 people was led into court dressed in a helmet and bullet-proof jacket, witnesses said.

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Owner arrested as Bangladesh building toll reaches 372

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The owner of a factory building that collapsed in Bangladesh killing hundreds of garment workers was arrested on Sunday trying to flee to India, police said, as fears grew that the death toll could rise sharply with as many as 900 still missing.

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Owner of collapsed Bangladesh building arrested

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Owner of collapsed Bangladesh building arrested

SAVAR, BangladeshBangladesh police on Sunday arrested the owner of a garment factory block that collapsed last week killing more than 375 people as hopes faded for survivors at the disaster site.

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Bangladesh tragedy toll hits 352, rescuers find 29 more alive

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Bangladesh tragedy toll hits 352, rescuers find 29 more alive

More than 84 hours after the horrendous tragedy, Bangladeshi rescuers Saturday pulled 29 more people alive from beneath the rubble of the collapsed building that has left 352 persons dead so far. The rescuers, who more than three days after the catastrophe managed to reach the ground floor of the eight-storied building which crumbled like a pack of cards Wednesday morning, believed that many more are still alive in the wreckage on the third floor.

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Bangladesh arrests collapse garment factory owners

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Bangladeshi police said Saturday they had arrested two owners of garment factories based at the eight-storey building that collapsed outside the capital as the death toll rose to at least 323.

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Violent clashes erupt over Bangladesh building collapse

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Violent clashes erupt over Bangladesh building collapse

Police in Bangladesh on Friday fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters during a mass rally by garment workers after a building collapse two days earlier which left almost 300 people dead and as many as 1,000 people unaccounted for.

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Bangladesh garment workers protest building tragedy

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Bangladesh garment workers protest building tragedy

Hundreds of thousands of garment workers walked out of their factories in Bangladesh Thursday, police said, to protest the deaths of 200 people in a building collapse, in the latest tragedy to hit the sector.

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Bangladesh building collapse kills 147, survivors trapped

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Bangladesh building collapse kills 147, survivors trapped

The death toll from a building collapse in Bangladesh has risen to 147 and rescuers are working to save survivors screaming for help from the rubble, police said Thursday.

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Bangladesh building collapse kills 82, traps others

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Bangladesh building collapse kills 82, traps others

At least 82 people were killed when an eight-storey building housing a market and garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh on Wednesday, officials said.

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Garment factory building collapses in Bangladesh, 25 dead

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Garment factory building collapses in Bangladesh, 25 dead

An eight-storey block housing garment factories and a shopping centre collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 500, the Ntv television news channel reported.

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