Bangladesh Factory Disaster

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  Bangladesh Judge Orders Inspectors' Murder Prosecution

  A Bangladesh court today ordered the government to allow the prosecution of four inspectors for mass murder over the 2013 Rana Plaza factory disaster to go ahead after ministries tried to stall their cases.

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  Bangladesh Charges Rana Plaza Owner and 40 Others With Murder

  Bangladeshi police on Monday charged 41 people including the owner of the Rana Plaza factory complex with murder over the building's collapse in 2013 that killed more than 1,100 people.

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  Hunt for Survivors After New Bangladesh Factory Disaster

  Rescue teams searched today for survivors in the rubble after a factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing at least seven people and sparking fresh criticism over the country's appalling record on workplace safety.

• More Human Remains Found in Bangladesh Factory Disaster Ruins

  Bangladesh police said on Wednesday they have recovered a skull and what are believed to be other human remains from the ruins of a garment factory complex which collapsed last year killing more than 1,000 people.

• $500 Million World Cup Boost for Bangladesh Garment Makers

  Bangladesh garment manufacturers bagged at least $500 million in export orders to sew World Cup jerseys for fans across the globe in a major industry boost after a string of disasters, officials said on Monday.

• Bangladesh factory victims fail to receive compensation

  Some victims of Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster said on Monday they have still not received promised compensation, days after a deadline for payments from a multi-million dollar fund backed by Western retailers.

• Retailers 'failing victims' a year after Bangladesh disaster

  Western fashion brands faced pressure Thursday to increase help for victims of the world's worst garment factory accident, as mass protests marked the one-year anniversary of the Bangladesh disaster that cost 1,138 lives.

• Bangladesh's 'miracle' survivor marries and builds new life

  She was the "miracle" seamstress, plucked from the rubble of the world's worst garment factory disaster 17 days after her factory collapsed. One year on, she has married and found a new job.

• Bangladesh factory victims get money ahead of anniversary

  A fund created to compensate victims of Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster made its first payments Tuesday as the country prepared to mark the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse

• Living with loss from the Bangladesh factory disaster

  Minu Akhter has not slept properly for a year. Every time there's a noise, she wakes up fearing the roof will cave in. She can't go to the upper floors of a building in case the staircase gives way.

• Bangladesh government seizes properties of owner of collapsed factory

  The Bangladesh government has seized properties belonging to the owner of a building that collapsed and killed 1,138 garment workers, the worst industrial disaster in the country's history, an official said on Thursday.

• Owner of collapsed Bangladesh factory faces murder charges

  Bangladesh police said on Tuesday they will press murder charges against the owner of a nine-storey building that collapsed and killed 1,135 garment workers last April, the worst industrial disaster in the country's history.

• 'India's Rape Epidemic' among Time's top ten stories of 2013

  Time magazine has listed what it calls "India's Rape Epidemic" as the ninth top world news story of 2013.

• Bangladesh factory compensation talks fail: organisers

  A two-day meeting of high street clothing brands and pressure groups aimed at reaching a compensation deal for victims of two Bangladesh factory disasters ended Thursday in failure, organisers said.

• Bangladesh town mayor arrested over factory disaster

  Bangladeshi police have arrested the mayor of the town where a garment factory block collapsed killing 1,129 people, for his role in approving the shoddy structure, an officer said today.