The High Court yesterday granted ad-interim bail to Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana for six months in a case filed over deaths during the collapse of the plaza in April 2013.
Dragging on the cases filed over the Rana Plaza disaster is a disservice to the victims.
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.
Let’s visit this discussion on three levels of analysis on the local, national, and global scenarios and impacts.
Even 11 years after the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, the trial of two cases filed over the incident did not reach any verdict, causing frustration among the victims.
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?
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.
So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?
The 9th anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse, the deadliest garment factory accident in the history that took over a thousand lives, is being observed today.
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Sohel Rana and 17 others in a case filed for violating building code in constructing the nine-storey Rana Plaza, which collapsed in 2013.
A Dhaka court frames charges against Sohel Rana and 17 others in a case filed for violating building code in constructing the nine-storey Rana Plaza, which collapsed in 2013 killing 1,136 people. The court will start trial of the case on August 23.
Another anniversary of the deadliest garment industry disaster in history just passed by last week.
A Dhaka court yesterday took cognisance of the charges against 41 people, including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, in
Rafiq Khan was working in the 'Ether Tex' garments factory located on the 6th floor of Rana Plaza when it collapsed.
The Rana Plaza disaster survivors and the relatives of the unfortunate victims have received some compensation and we are glad to note the various measures taken for workers' safety and welfare.
The 24th has become part of Shahida Begum's life. It is the date she goes to the Rana Plaza site every month, be it in the
Marking the third anniversary of the world’s worst industrial catastrophe in the garment sector, survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse and relatives of the deceased demand exemplary punishment to the owner of the building, Shohel Rana.
Three years ago, the world witnessed the Rana Plaza building collapse - one of the most horrific workplace accidents that could have
The trial for the killing of more than a thousand people in Rana Plaza collapse three years ago is yet to begin.
