Punish responsible persons

National Garment Workers Federation brings out a red flag procession in front of the capital's Jatiya Press Club yesterday, demanding punishment for those, including the owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd, who were found responsible in the government investigation for the deadly fire at the garment factory on November 24 that killed 112 workers. Photo: STAR

Speakers at a rally in the capital yesterday demanded that the government brings the responsible persons including Tazreen Fashion's owner to book and punishes them for the deadly fire which killed 112 garment workers on November 24.
Their other demands include making of a proper list of the killed and injured persons; ensuring necessary treatment to the injured workers and compensation on the basis of “loss of earning”; and taking steps to ensure safe workplaces in the country's garment factories, said a press release.
The speakers were addressing the rally organised by National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) in front of the Jatiya Press Club.
The probe committee, formed to investigate the blaze at the garment factory, released their report identifying some Tazreen's employees and its owner as responsible for the fire, they said.
Although the committee recommended taking legal action, none of them have been arrested yet, they added.
With NGWF President Amirul Haque Amin in the chair, NGWF General Secretary Safia Parvin and Workers' Party of Bangladesh General Secretary Anisur Rahman Mallik, among other, spoke.