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    Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. No new cash for garment industry safety in Bangladesh budget

    Reuters
    * Minister pledges halt to deadly factory incidents * Official had suggested new money would be provided to relocate buildings * Western brands split over how to improve conditions in garment factories By Ruma Paul and Frank Jack Daniel DHAKA, June...

    Tags: Strikes, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Labor Legislation

    2. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Bangladesh to end search for building collapse victims

    Bangladesh's military is ending its search for bodies in the wreckage of an eight-story garment factory building that collapsed last month because no more victims are expected to be found, officials said Monday. Also Monday, the government agreed to...

    Tags: Heavy Engineering, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Islam, Labor Legislation, Bangladesh

    3. May 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Bangladesh workers find survivor in factory rubble -- 17 days after building's collapse

    DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A woman buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday, a miraculous moment set against a scene of unimaginable horror where the death toll is more than 1,000 and still rising.
    DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A woman buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday, a miraculous moment set against a scene of unimaginable horror where the death toll is more than 1,000 and still rising....

    Tags: Islam, Bangladesh, Human Interest, Science and Technology, Religion and Belief

    4. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Woman found alive in collapsed Bangladesh factory

    From the Associated Press
    DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A seamstress buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday, a miraculous moment set against a scene of unimaginable horror, where the death toll shot past 1,000. Reshma survived, in...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bangladesh, Human Interest, Science and Technology, Consumer Goods Industries

    5. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Bangladesh building death toll exceeds 500; engineer arrested

    The death toll in the devastating collapse of a Bangladesh building surpassed 500 on Friday as salvage crews continued to pull scores of bodies from the rubble.
    The death toll in the devastating collapse of a Bangladesh building surpassed 500 on Friday as salvage crews continued to pull scores of bodies from the rubble. Nine days after the disaster, more people faced punishment or arrest in connection with...

    Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., Companies and Corporations, Walmart, Labor Legislation, Police Arrests

    6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Outrage over Bangladesh collapse spills into May Day rallies

    Reeling from the deadly collapse of a building packed with thousands of factory workers, Bangladeshi laborers rallied Wednesday, marking May Day with renewed calls for workplace safety. The death toll steadily swelled in the aftermath of the disaster...

    Tags: Vatican City, Labor Legislation, International Workers' Day, Activism, Politics

    7. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Financial help pledged after Bangladesh building collapse

    Bangladeshi government officials and Western apparel companies have pledged to provide financial assistance to the families of more than 1,300 people killed or injured in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building last week.
    Bangladeshi government officials and Western apparel companies have pledged to provide financial assistance to the families of more than 1,300 people killed or injured in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building last week. At least 388 people were killed...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, News Agency, Labor Legislation, Relief and Aid Organizations, Bangladesh

    8. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Owner of collapsed building in Bangladesh is arrested

    NEW DELHI, India –- The owner of a collapsed building in Bangladesh was arrested Sunday near the Indian border as the death toll rose to at least 370 in the nation’s worst garment industry disaster. With more than 800 people still missing and time running out, rescue officials fear the number could rise sharply.
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    NEW DELHI, India –- The owner of a collapsed building in Bangladesh was arrested Sunday near the Indian border as the death toll rose to at least 370 in the nation’s worst garment industry disaster. With more than 800 people still missing...

    Tags: National Government, Bangladesh, Police Arrests, Government, Consumer Goods Industries

    9. Nov 25, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. 112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory

    DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. The blaze broke out at the seven-story factory operated by Tazreen...

    Tags: Tesco plc, JC Penney Company Inc., Bangladesh, Fires, Walmart

    10. Aug 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Aid agencies in Bangladesh told to stop Rohingya aid

    World Now
    Three aid agencies have reportedly been told to halt their activities in Bangladesh, warned that their helping hand is encouraging Rohingya refugees to cross from Myanmar into the country....
    11. May 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. In Bangladesh, Clinton to focus on democracy and development

    World Now
    Clinton Bangladesh Democracy: Clinton in Troubled Bangladesh on Democracy, Development...
    12. Jul 11, 2011 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. 44 Children Die in Crash Returning From Soccer Tournament

    DHAKA, Bangladesh -- At least 44 schoolboys were killed and many more injured Monday when the truck they were traveling in skidded off a highway and plunged into a canal in southeast Chittagong district, 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka, police said.
    KTLA News
    DHAKA, Bangladesh -- At least 44 schoolboys were killed and many more injured Monday when the truck they were traveling in skidded off a highway and plunged into a canal in southeast Chittagong district, 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Bangladesh's...

    Tags: Elections, Transportation, Health, Chittagong (Bangladesh), KTLA

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