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  • dhaka building collapse land was unfit for construction

    Dhaka building collapse: land was unfit for construction, says panel

    World | May 23, 2013 23:45 IST

    Dhaka, 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

  • bangladesh building collapse toll nears 1 000

    Bangladesh building collapse toll nears 1,000

    World | May 09, 2013 21:40 IST

    Savar, 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

  • bangladesh building collapse toll nears 600

    Bangladesh building collapse toll nears 600

    World | May 05, 2013 17:23 IST

    Dhaka, 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

  • bangladesh building collapse toll crosses 500

    Bangladesh building collapse toll crosses 500

    World | May 03, 2013 16:05 IST

    Dhaka, 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

  • bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 328

    Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 328

    World | April 27, 2013 11:22 IST

    Dhaka, 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

  • bangladesh building collapse un chief saddened by loss of

    Bangladesh building collapse: UN chief saddened by loss of life

    World | April 27, 2013 7:41 IST

    Washington, 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

  • death toll in dhaka building collapse reaches 290

    Death toll in Dhaka building collapse reaches 290

    World | April 26, 2013 16:26 IST

    Savar, 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

  • death toll in bangladesh building collapse reaches 290

    Death toll in Bangladesh building collapse reaches 290

    World | April 26, 2013 13:45 IST

    Savar, 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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