DHAKA (TIP): A fire on October 08, at a garment factory outside Bangladesh‘s capital has killed at least nine people, an official said. Fire official Zafar Ahmed said nine bodies were found inside the fourstorey building housing the Aswad garment factory in Gazipur outside Dhaka. Local journalist Iqbal Ahmed said from the scene that the fire occurred when the factory was closed for the day, but some employees were still inside working overtime. Harsh and often unsafe working conditions in Bangladesh’s garment industry drew global attention after the collapse of an eight-story factory building in April killed more than 1,100 people. The industry has experienced numerous fires, including one last November that killed 112 workers. Bangladesh earns $20 billion a year from garment exports, mainly to the United States and Europe. The sector employs about 4 million workers, mostly women. Authorities in Bangladesh and global clothing companies have pledged to improve safety standards.
Related Articles
Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal geting set for 2016 US Presidential Run?
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal has taken another step towards a possible 2016 presidential run by forming an exploratory committee and launching a national website, www.bobbyjindal.com Though Mr Jindal has said he isn’t […]
UK aircraft carrier in Indo-Pacific soon
London (TIP): The UK Government has announced its plans to deploy a new Carrier Strike Group led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth later this year as part of its “renewed focus” on the Indo-Pacific […]
Thomas Eric Duncan: First Ebola death in U.S. – Anxiety in Dallas
DALLAS (TIP): Thomas Eric Duncan left Liberia for the United States, by official accounts, a healthy man. Just over two weeks later, he passed away at a Dallas, Texas, hospital with Ebola. Duncan was admitted […]
Be the first to comment