Bangladesh Building Collapse
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Dhaka building collapse: land was unfit for construction, says panel
World | May 23, 2013, 11:45 PM ISTDhaka, May 23: The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to “extremely poor quality” construction materials, to the
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Bangladesh building collapse toll nears 1,000
World | May 09, 2013, 09:40 PM ISTSavar, May 9: The death toll in Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster today rose to 953 as rescuers overnight pulled out over 100 more decomposed bodies from the debris of the ill-fated eight-storey building that collapsed
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Bangladesh building collapse toll nears 600
World | May 05, 2013, 05:23 PM ISTDhaka, May 5: The toll in the building collapse on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka has swelled to nearly 600, authorities said Sunday, even as rescuers continued removing concrete slabs and debris 12 days
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Bangladesh building collapse toll crosses 500
World | May 03, 2013, 04:05 PM ISTDhaka, May 3: The toll in last week's building collapse on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka climbed to 501 Friday, the authorities said.Ten days into one of Bangladesh's worst tragedies, relatives of those trapped
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Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 328
World | Apr 27, 2013, 11:22 AM ISTDhaka, April 27: The toll in the building that collapsed Wednesday in the outskirts of this Bangladesh capital rose to 328 Saturday, media reports said.Fourteen people were pulled out alive and 13 bodies were recovered
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Bangladesh building collapse: UN chief saddened by loss of life
World | Apr 27, 2013, 07:41 AM ISTWashington, April 27: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he was "saddened by the loss of life" in the collapse of a building housing several garment factories in Bangladesh, which killed at least 304 workers."The
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Death toll in Dhaka building collapse reaches 290
World | Apr 26, 2013, 04:26 PM ISTSavar, Apr 26: The death toll in the collapse of an eight-storey commercial building in the Bangladeshi capital today rose to 290, as rescuers looked for last survivors under tonnes of debris at suburban Savar.“We
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Death toll in Bangladesh building collapse reaches 290
World | Apr 26, 2013, 01:45 PM ISTSavar, Apr 26: The death toll in the collapse of an eight-storey commercial building in the Bangladeshi capital today rose to 290, as rescuers looked for last survivors under tonnes of debris at suburban Savar.“We