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‘To Hell with Good Intentions’: Decolonising disaster management
If politically inexperienced youth can oust a tyrant prime minister, why can’t they battle with the flood that has engulfed a part of the country alone?
ICT adviser Nahid Islam promises renerewed hope for banned films
Numerous films faced bans during the previous administration, with some caught up in legal disputes while others were shelved for unexplained reasons. Producers voiced their frustration over films stalled in the censor board's approval process, but their protests yielded no resolution. For years, filmmakers have called for the abolition of the censor board in favour of a system of censor certification.
Rana Plaza in retrospect: What has changed in a decade?
Following the Rana Plaza tragedy, a global movement arose, demanding accountability, justice, and systemic change for garment workers
In pictures: A look back at Bangladesh’s deadliest industrial tragedy
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.
Safety of construction workers at a crossroads
The ugly reality that hides beneath Bangladesh's development in the building construction industry
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.
Safety in RMG industry / How are local monitoring agencies faring 10 years after Rana Plaza?
Bangladesh still lacks strong governing institutions that could effectively monitor safety issues in the 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.
10 yrs of Rana Plaza collapse: How are the workers doing?
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?
Rana Plaza survivor on hunger strike
A survivor of the Rana Plaza disaster is continuing a hunger strike for the second consecutive day with an 11-point demand which includes rehabilitation and compensation for those affected.
Justice demanded on Rana Plaza anniversary
Pro-labour forces today called out for justice over the Rana Plaza tragedy, five years after the biggest industrial disaster shook the world with death of over a thousand workers in building collapse.
Rana Plaza: In remembrance at Jurain graveyard
Rubina is walking from one grave to the other searching for any clue as to which might be her cousin.
Rana’s mother jailed for 6yrs for amassing wealth illegally
A Dhaka court sentences Morzina Begum, the mother of Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, to six years’ imprisonment in a case filed for amassing wealth illegally and concealing her wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Transparency: What does it mean for the apparel industry?
A news item that probably did not get much attention in Bangladesh media was an announcement in The Hague that an international court has accepted a case against two well-known fashion brands in March 2018.
Rana Plaza owner jailed for graft
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza, to three years' simple imprisonment in a case filed against him for not submitting his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Baptised With Fire: First to arrive, last to leave
Bangladesh faced a national crisis when an eight-story building called Rana Plaza housing several garment factories collapsed to the ground, leaving a huge pile of rubble and thousands of lives trapped underneath. It was the deadliest building collapse in modern human history that shook the nation to its core.
Rana Plaza owner, 17 others indicted
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.
Sohel Rana, 17 others indicted for building code violation
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.
Working conditions need further improvement
The Rana Plaza accident has at least led to the talk of improvement of workers' rights and working conditions in the garments sector.