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8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900

Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. The fire, in an industrial district of Dhaka, comes amid global attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's booming garment industry f...

 

Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 433

Bangladeshi Garment Factory Collapse - AP

Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities say it may take another five days to clear the rubble. In addition to the 433 confirmed dead, police report that 149 people are still missing in what has become the worst disaster for Bangladesh’s $20 billion-a-year garment industry.

 

Many trapped in Bangladesh building rubble as toll climbs to 187

Bangladesh Building Collapsed - Reuters

Survivors from a building that collapsed in Bangladesh killing at least 187 mainly women workers described hearing a deafening crack before the complex housing factories supplying Western clothes retailers crashed down in a matter of seconds.

 

Tight pants ban takes effect in Indonesia's Aceh

Tight pants ban takes effect in Indonesia's Aceh

Authorities in a devoutly Islamic district of Indonesia's Aceh province have distributed 20,000 long skirts and prohibited shops from selling tight dresses as a regulation banning Muslim women from wearing revealing clothing took effect Thursday....

 

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