14 Days into Savar Tragedy

Rescuers ceaselessly work to pull out bodies from the ruins of Rana Plaza even in heavy rains yesterday.

A view of the current state of the disaster site from above. Photo: Anisur Rahman

People who owned businesses in Rana Plaza appeal to the government to arrange compensation and rehabilitation for them. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Children cry their hearts out at the sight of the body of their father, Israel, who worked on the sixth floor of the nine-storey building. Israel's body was found 14 days after the tragedy took his life. Photo: Anisur Rahman

A pair of scissors and an identity card, lying on the pile of rubbles, only bear testimony to the once-bustling floors of Rana Plaza where all hell broke loose on April 24 and silenced the humming of the garment workers and their sewing machines for good. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Surviving workers gather on the shooting field of Savar Cantonment to collect their salaries to be disbursed by BGMEA. Photo: Anisur Rahman

A woman stares into the horizon as she waits for her daughter's body at the playground of Adharchandra High School in Savar. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Rita came to Savar Cantonment to get her salary with a broken leg since the everyday concern of the low wage garment workers is how to subsist. Photo: Anisur Rahman