ARTICLES RELATING TO BANGLADESH

Materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster

2013-05-23 11:09

An investigation has found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a Bangladesh garment factory, the committee says.

Baby 'Mahasen' named after cyclone

2013-05-17 20:17

A baby boyborn in a Bangladeshi storm shelter has been named after an impending cyclone by villagers who hope the gesture will protect them from the storm's wrath, an official says.

Bangladesh garment hub to reopen

2013-05-16 15:01

Bangladesh garment manufacturers say they will reopen hundreds of factories in a manufacturing hub outside the capital, days after they shut the plants due to unrest following a deadly accident.

Cyclone Mahasen rips into Bangladesh

2013-05-16 08:05

A cyclone has ripped into the Bangladeshi coast as hundreds of thousands of people hunkered down in evacuation shelters including in a region of Myanmar torn by communal unrest.

Bangladesh orders evacuation over cyclone

2013-05-15 09:05

Bangladesh has ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people as forecasters say a cyclonic storm is set to hit low-lying coastal areas.

Bangladesh building collapse dead honoured

2013-05-14 16:05

Thousands of mourners have gathered at the wreckage of a Bangladeshi garment factory building to offer prayers for the souls of the 1 127 people who died in the structure's collapse.

Retailers back safety in Bangladesh

2013-05-14 09:57

Some of the world's largest retailers have agreed to a first-of-its-kind pact to improve safety at some of Bangladesh's garment factories.

Bangladeshi textile plants closes shop

2013-05-13 21:15

Hundreds of factories that form the hub of Bangladesh's garment industry, are to close indefinitely after worker unrest sparked by the death of more than 1 100 colleagues.

Bangladesh building collapse search to end

2013-05-13 13:02

Bangladesh's army has announced that it is wrapping up its search for bodies following last month's collapse of a garment factory complex, saying that it now believes 1 127 people were killed.

Bangladesh garment workers to get raise

2013-05-12 21:53

Bangladesh plans to raise the wages for garment workers after a factory collapse raised scrutiny.

Bangladesh: Miracle survivor doing well

2013-05-11 14:08

Bangladeshi doctors treating a "miracle" survivor pulled from ruins of a collapsed building after 17 days, say she is doing "great".

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Survivor found in Bangladesh collapsed building

2013-05-10 13:39

Bangladeshi rescuers have found a woman survivor in the rubble of a garment factory complex which collapsed 17 days ago and killed more than 1000 people. Watch.

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Survivor found at Bangladesh disaster site

2013-05-10 12:17

Bangladeshi rescuers have found a woman survivor in the rubble of a factory complex which collapsed and killed more than 1 000 people more than two weeks ago, says an official.

Deadly fire in Bangladesh factory

2013-05-09 07:26

At least eight people have died in a fire in a garment factory in Dhaka, just two weeks after over 900 people died in a factory collapse, raising fresh concerns about safety measures in the country's garment industry.

Bangladesh opposition enforces shutdown

2013-05-08 11:01

Thousands of security officials are patrolling the streets of Bangladesh's capital to prevent violence as the main opposition party and its 17 allies try to enforce a daylong national strike.

Bangladesh collapse toll still rising

2013-05-07 09:14

The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh is nearing 700 after dozens more bodies were found in the rubble, nearly a fortnight after the disaster.

Bangladesh building collapse deaths rise

2013-05-06 10:02

The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster has surpassed 650 after dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a nine-storey building housing garment factories, says the army.

Bangladeshis demand anti-blasphemy law

2013-05-05 17:56

At least one person has been killed as an Islamic group demonstrates in Bangladesh for an anti-blasphemy law.

Building collapse death toll hits 540

2013-05-04 09:32

The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster has risen to 540, after 15 bodies were overnight pulled from the wreckage of an eight-storey building housing garment factories.

Minister says collapse not 'serious'

2013-05-03 14:41

Bangladesh's finance minister has downplayed the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry, saying he didn't think it was "really serious".

Engineer arrested in building collapse

2013-05-03 09:10

Bangladeshi police have arrested the engineer who warned that a building housing garment factories was unsafe a day before it collapsed, killing at least 487 people.

Mass burial for building collapse victims

2013-05-02 09:05

Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers, their bodies too battered or decomposed to be identified, have been buried in a mass funeral, a week after the building collapsed.

Pope slams Bangladesh 'slave labour'

2013-05-01 14:46

Pope Francis has condemned as "slave labour" the conditions for hundreds of workers killed in a factory collapse in Bangladesh and urged political leaders to fight unemployment in a sweeping critique of "selfish profit".

Bangladesh cops quiz building's owner

2013-04-30 10:10

Cops in Bangladesh have been given 15 days to quiz the owner of a building that collapsed last week, killing at least 384 people, while retailers have started offering compensation to families.

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Latest Bangladesh pictures

2013-04-29 09:33

Hopes are dwindling as rescue workers continue their efforts at a collapsed textile factory in Bangladesh where 381 are already confirmed dead. See the latest pictures.

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Unrest erupts in Bangladesh's garment hub

2013-05-20 11:02

Bangladeshi police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of garment workers as they demanded a wage hike at a protest in a manufacturing hub outside the capital Dhaka.

Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone

2013-05-17 09:00

Bangladesh has began cleaning up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes along its coast while breathing a sigh of relief that the damage was not much worse.

Cyclone fizzles as it hits Bangladesh

2013-05-16 14:03

Cyclone Mahasan has weakened into a tropical storm, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh and sparing Myanmar almost entirely.

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Building collapse victim speaks

2013-05-15 15:52

Watch an exclusive interview with a young woman rescued from the Bangladesh textile factory building 17 days after it collapsed.

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Benetton to sign Bangladesh safety pact

2013-05-14 16:54

Benetton has become the latest global retailer to agree to sign a Bangladesh safety pact, following a spate of building collapses that killed scores of workers.

Calm urged ahead of Bangladesh election

2013-05-14 13:02

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has called on rival Bangladesh political parties to calm tensions ahead of a looming election.

Bangladesh search ends; death toll 1 127

2013-05-14 08:28

Four of the biggest Western retailers have embraced a plan requiring them to help pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the search for the factory collapse victims ends.

Top brands face protests over Bangladesh

2013-05-13 14:24

The deaths of garment workers in Bangladesh are sparking calls to protest top Western brands, but firms can bring about labour reforms, an expert says.

Cyclone threatens Bangladesh

2013-05-13 12:01

A tropical cyclone has churned over the Bay of Bengal, prompting authorities to alert nearly 50 000 volunteers in coastal districts of Bangladesh, officials say.

Disaster survivor battles to cope

2013-05-12 08:40

A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh's capital is panicked, dehydrated and suffering from insomnia.

Bangladesh survivor describes ordeal

2013-05-10 15:00

A Bangladeshi seamstress who has been rescued after being buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days says she never dreamed she'd see daylight again.

Please save me - Bangladesh survivor

2013-05-10 13:32

Reports say a woman who was found alive at the site of a collapsed Bangladesh garment factory was found sheltering in the ruins of a basement mosque more than 16 days after the disaster.

Bangladesh Islamist to hang for genocide

2013-05-09 15:03

A war crimes court has sentenced a top Bangladeshi Islamist to death for masterminding the slaughter of at least 120 farmers in one of the bloodiest single episodes of the 1971 independence war.

Bangladesh shuts 18 garment factories

2013-05-08 15:42

Bangladesh has shut down 18 garment plants for safety reasons after a building housing five of the factories collapsed and killed more than 800 people, says a minister.

Bangladesh disaster toll reaches 761

2013-05-08 10:09

The death toll from a collapsed building housing five garment factories has risen to 761 as authorities start disbursing salary and other benefits to the survivors.

36 dead is Bangladesh street violence

2013-05-06 18:36

Bangladeshi police have broken up a protest by tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down Islamist television stations, after 36 people died in street violence.

10 killed in Bangladesh clashes - reports

2013-05-06 09:05

At least 10 people have died in clashes in Bangladesh between police and Islamic hardliners demanding that the country implement an anti-blasphemy law, media reports say.

Building collapse death toll: 600

2013-05-05 12:23

The confirmed death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster has approached 600 after dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a nine-storey building housing factories.

Generators blamed for building collapse

2013-05-03 18:04

A top investigator probing the Bangladesh garment factory disaster, in which more than 500 people died, says that four huge generators placed on the roof of the building had caused it to collapse.

Building disaster death toll passes 500

2013-05-03 11:26

The death toll from the collapse of a factory complex in Bangladesh passed 500 as the country's prime minister says Western retailers have to share some of the blame for the tragedy.

Mayor suspended as Bangladesh toll climbs

2013-05-02 12:39

Rescuers have found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building and authorities say it may take another five days to clear the rubble.

Angry workers unite on May Day

2013-05-01 21:15

In cities across the world, anger and frustration have reigned on May Day as workers make demands for a better life.

Bangladesh defends disaster effort

2013-04-30 16:26

Bangladesh has defended its decision to snub foreign aid after the collapse of a garment factory complex, where at least 388 people died, as the UN revealed it had offered specialist help.

Bangladesh workers vent after disaster

2013-04-29 11:28

Bangladeshi garment workers have walked out of their factories, demanding the death penalty for the owner of a building that collapsed and killed at least 381 of their colleagues.

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Signs of life in collapsed Bangladesh building

2013-04-29 09:18

Bangladesh rescuers extend the search for survivors of a collapsed building after voices are heard from the rubble. Watch.

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