We cannot believe that a nine storey building was constructed without Rajuk's approval. We cannot believe that this private building was built without the advice and supervision of architects and engineers. If it is true then we have to find out those architects and engineers who approved and supervised the construction of this building. They must not go unpunished. We think that there are many such buildings in the city. In fact the safety needs of the workers cannot be overlooked in a civilised setting.

Our country is situated in the earthquake-prone zone. So, there is a possibility of such disasters taking place any time. The government should have the plan and preparedness to face such situations.

It's very common nowadays that every year there will be one or more tragedies in the garment industry, whether it's fire or stampede or building collapse. Why is it happening? The answer is very simple "negligence". The hard working poor people, who are bringing millions of dollars for the country, die under rubbles because there are not enough equipment to bring them out! Malls are mushrooming in our city but we helplessly observed hundreds of lives perishing inside the rubbles! We see big processions are organised for political reasons, but no one stands for these poor people. No one comes out on the street demanding and pressuring the government to bring the culprits responsible for this accident to justice. I believe not only the factory owner, the whole country did not value the lives of these poor people.

Now the question is what can be done to avoid any such future incident? To my understanding, some bold steps should be taken immediately:

1.The culprits behind the recent tragedy should be brought to justice.

2. Industry owners should be forced to follow the safety and building design guidelines. The Ministry of Industries should form a body to monitor and enforce proper implementation of safety guidelines in the existing and future industries.

3. Apply a limit to the number of floors in an industrial building.

4. Last but not the least, our engineers, architects, industrial workers and general people should start a campaign to put pressure on the government to ensure safety and security of workers.

Nazmun, Canada

We are extremely shocked to hear the sad news of the deaths of poor workers at the Spectrum Garments at Savar. It has become clear from different news reports that the faulty and unauthorised construction of the so nine storey building was the cause and only cause of the crumbling down of the building. The whole construction of the damaged and collapsed building is reported have been carried out in a swampy area in which proper piling was not done, nor was any approval taken from Rajuk.

The government should take immediate steps to help the families of the victims who are left with no means to survive.

Peerzada S.R.Hussain Hiala Shaheb Bari, Habiganj