The fire alarm: Waved off by managers. An exit door: Locked. The fire extinguishers: Not working and apparently “meant just to impress” inspectors and customers. That is the picture survivors paint of the garment-factory fire Saturday that killed 112 people …
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 Fashions late Saturday. By …
Monsoon flooding has covered low-lying areas of Bangladesh’s vast southern coast along the Bay of Bengal, marooning thousands of people. The United News of Bangladesh agency reported Friday that incessant rains triggered by a monsoon depression have damaged several flood …