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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.
How Rana Plaza tragedy shaped Bangladesh's mental health
"Many of my peers look back at the Rana Plaza tragedy with dull, dead eyes."
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.
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.
How Rana Plaza tragedy shaped Bangladesh's mental health
"Many of my peers look back at the Rana Plaza tragedy with dull, dead eyes."
Rana Plaza victims remembered in candle light vigil
To mark the nine years anniversary of Rana Plaza tragedy, the industrial disaster that killed more than 1,100 people back in 2013, a remembrance programme was held today (April 23, 2022) with candle light vigil for the victims.
