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Pope Francis on Wednesday 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”.

A fire broke out at the laboratory centre of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMUH) on Wednesday afternoon.

Terming the Savar tragedy a manmade disaster, the opposition BNP on Tuesday alleged that the government is trying to cover it up like its previous scandals as ruling party men are responsible for the catastrophe.

Opposition BNP-led 18-party called off the May 2 hartal in response to the call of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and for the sake of Savar tragedy.

A total of 2818 people were rescued dead and alive in Savar Rana Plaza collapse till Tuesday noon.

Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh ameer Allama Ahmed Shafi on Tuesday said they would embrace martyrdom if their 13-point demand is not implemented.

Leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam on Monday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to drive away ‘atheists’ Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu and AK Khandaker from her boat, or else, they said it will capsize.

The international buyers of readymade garments here on Monday expressed grave concern over the huge casualties in the Savar building collapse and the ongoing political unrest in the country.

A reliable source in Britain said that Bangladesh government rejected offers of search and rescue teams from Britain and other countries to free people trapped in collapsed Rana Plaza of Savar.

Four more bodies were recovered from the wreckage of collapsed Rana Plaza in Savar since the second phase of rescue operation began Sunday midnight, raising the death toll to 382.

The Home Ministry inquiry committee, formed to investigate the Savar tragedy, in its preliminary investigation, found the owners of Rana Plaza and the garment factories housed in the huge complex responsible for the dreadful incident.

Four days after the Savar tragedy, members of elite force Rab arrested Sohel Rana, the owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza in Savar, from Benapole in Jessore on Sunday, foiling his bid to flee to India.

The death toll from the horrific building collapse at Savar reached 398 with the recovery of several more bodies from the ruins on Sunday as the search for the survivors goes on.

A High Court judge on Sunday felt embarrassed to hear the bail petitions of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in five cases filed in connection with March 2 violence in the city.

Accusing the Prime Minister of helping Rana Plaza owner to escape by defending him in Parliament, opposition BNP on Tuesday demanded the arrest of Sohel Rana and ruling party MP Murad Jong within 24 hours over the Savar tragedy.

Casualties suffered by workers due to occupational accidents, violence and industrial disputes are on the rise day by day in the country.

BGMEA and BKMEA- two apex trade body for apparel and knitwear manufacturers in joint emergency meeting on Saturday have decided to pay wages and other benefits of five factories of Rana Plaza within in a week.

At least 350 garments workers have been found dead and thousands others injured as an 8-storied building–Rana Plaza–collapsed in Savar bus stand area of Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The rescue team identified some 341 bodies and handed over to family…

At least 338 garments workers have been found dead and thousands others injured as an 8-storied building–Rana Plaza–collapsed in Savar bus stand area of Dhaka on Wednesday morning.

  Describing the Savar tragedy as ‘mass killing’ with a political motive, opposition BNP on Friday demanded a high-powered judicial probe committee to look into the horrifying Rana Plaza collapse.

The country’s trade bodies of the apparel sector on Friday decided to keep the production in all readymade garment (RMG) factories closed on Saturday and Sunday for, what they said, ensuring proper treatment and completion of rescue operation successfully.

In the wake of the collapse of eight-storey factory Rana Plaza in Savar, Human Rights Watch, a New York-based rights group, has observed that the tragic incident shows the urgent need to improve Bangladesh’s protections for worker health and safety.

Authorities say 275 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the country’s worst ever building collapse disaster.

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday visited the collapsed Rana Plaza and saw for herself the rescue operation and the devastation.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday suspended the membership of five readymade garment (RMG) factories in connection with Wednesday’s Rana Plaza collapse in Savar.

Citizens on Thursday staged protests at different parts of the city demanding stern actions against the RMG factory owners and others for the killing of readymade workers in the Rana Plaza collapse incident.

Veteran politician and parliamentarian Md Abdul Hamid Wednesday took oath as the 20th President of the country two days after the Election Commission declared him the new head of state as the lone candidate for the highest office.

Opposition BNP on Wednesday alleged that democracy in the country has now got bloodstained while humanity is in exile due to the government’s misrule. 

The government has announced a national mourning for Thursday in memory of the victims of the Savar building collapse, the Cabinet Secretary said. Md Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the national flag will fly half-mast. 

President-elect Abdul Hamid on Tuesday sought the cooperation of all, including the political leaders, so that he could play his due role with dignity as the country is now passing through a transitional period.