Rana Plaza building collapse

Update-1 / 12 years on, Rana Plaza tragedy victims still cry for justice, compensation

Survivors and their families still say little has changed

A solemn walk through ‘Ten Years After Rana Plaza’

Ismail had been photographing the Rana Plaza disaster and its victims since 2013, having taken breaks in between due to the sheer mental exhaustion that he faced as an onlooker of such a tragedy. 

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.

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.

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 Tragedy: Years pass by, but trauma still remains

Nine years have passed since the collapse of Rana Plaza, and yet majority of the survivors are still reeling from the traumas, both physical and mental, of that fateful day.

Rana Plaza Murder Trial: Only 1 out of 594 witnesses testified so far

The trial progress in the murder case filed over the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse has been dismal as only one out of 594 prosecution witnesses has so far testified.

April 8, 2022
April 8, 2022

Rana Plaza survivours demand life term compensation ahead of anniversary

The survivors of the Rana Plaza building collapse -- the deadliest industrial disaster in the country's history—demonstrated in Savar this morning to press home their six-point demands including life term compensation for the injured workers.

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