rana plaza

Rana Plaza in retrospect: What has changed in a decade?

Following the Rana Plaza tragedy, a global movement arose, demanding accountability, justice, and systemic change for garment workers

In pictures: A look back at Bangladesh’s deadliest industrial tragedy

April 24 is a date that should not be and cannot be ever obliterated from our memory. Rana Plaza collapsed on the morning of a hot summer day, on April 24, 2013. At least 1,136 people, mostly garment workers, were killed and over 2,500 others injured in the deadliest garment factory disaster in history as the nine-storey building came crashing down in Savar.

Safety of construction workers at a crossroads

The ugly reality that hides beneath Bangladesh's development in the building construction industry

Let not Rana Plaza fade from public memory

The absence of official commemorations and limited reference of Rana Plaza in national policy documents raise concerns about the commitment to bring about structural changes in our RMG industry.

Safety in RMG industry / How are local monitoring agencies faring 10 years after Rana Plaza?

Bangladesh still lacks strong governing institutions that could effectively monitor safety issues in the RMG industry

10 years after Rana Plaza disaster: Memories of horror

On the morning of April 24, 2013, Babul began his day working as a machine operator on the seventh floor of a garment factory at Rana Plaza in Savar. From his workstation, he could see his wife at her workstation.

10 yrs of Rana Plaza collapse: How are the workers doing?

Today, April 24, marks the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse. Although they survived the accident on that fateful day, many injured workers are still unable to return to normal life. How are the victims of the Rana Plaza collapse doing after a decade?

Over half of Rana Plaza survivors unemployed

Around 54.5 percent of Rana Plaza survivors are unemployed while 89 percent of them have been without work for the past five to eight years, said a latest survey.

HC grants Rana Plaza owner bail in murder case

The High Court today granted bail to Sohel Rana, the owner of Rana Plaza, which collapsed claiming at least 1,136 lives in April 2013.

April 24, 2018

Rana Plaza: In remembrance at Jurain graveyard

Rubina is walking from one grave to the other searching for any clue as to which might be her cousin.

March 29, 2018

Rana’s mother jailed for 6yrs for amassing wealth illegally

A Dhaka court sentences Morzina Begum, the mother of Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, to six years’ imprisonment in a case filed for amassing wealth illegally and concealing her wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

November 3, 2017

Transparency: What does it mean for the apparel industry?

A news item that probably did not get much attention in Bangladesh media was an announcement in The Hague that an international court has accepted a case against two well-known fashion brands in March 2018.

August 30, 2017

Rana Plaza owner jailed for graft

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza, to three years' simple imprisonment in a case filed against him for not submitting his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

October 28, 2016

Baptised With Fire: First to arrive, last to leave

Bangladesh faced a national crisis when an eight-story building called Rana Plaza housing several garment factories collapsed to the ground, leaving a huge pile of rubble and thousands of lives trapped underneath. It was the deadliest building collapse in modern human history that shook the nation to its core.

June 15, 2016