B'desh factory owner charged with murder over 2013 building collapse
June 01, 2015 15:31
Bangladesh factory owner and 41 others to face murder charges over 2013 collapse that killed more than 1,100 people. The eight-storey Rana Plaza factory building near Dhaka collapsed on 24 April.
The building had housed at least five garment factories. A number of people were arrested and charged with causing deaths by negligence. Protesters had also taken to the streets calling for the death penalty for the Rana Plaza's owner, Mohammad Sohel Rana.
We are going to press murder charges against 41 people including the owners of the building, Sohel Rana and his parents, later today, Bijoy Krishna Kar, the lead investigator for the Bangladeshi police, said. It was a mass killing. All 41 of those charged have a collective responsibility for the tragedy.
If convicted, the accused could face the death penalty, he added.
The building had housed at least five garment factories. A number of people were arrested and charged with causing deaths by negligence. Protesters had also taken to the streets calling for the death penalty for the Rana Plaza's owner, Mohammad Sohel Rana.
Just a day before the collapse, the building was briefly evacuated when cracks appeared in the walls. However, workers were later allowed back in or told to return by the factory owners.
Thirteen people, including the owners of a garment manufacturing unit, were charged with culpable homicide for the deaths in Bangladesh's deadliest factory fire.
We are going to press murder charges against 41 people including the owners of the building, Sohel Rana and his parents, later today, Bijoy Krishna Kar, the lead investigator for the Bangladeshi police, said. It was a mass killing. All 41 of those charged have a collective responsibility for the tragedy.
If convicted, the accused could face the death penalty, he added.
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