http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/61998-dhaka.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/61998-dhaka.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081262-search-ends-bangladesh-death-toll-1127.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127. Bangladesh's government also agreed to allow garment workers t... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081262-search-ends-bangladesh-death-toll-1127.html 2013-05-13T23:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073218-bangladesh-factory-collapse-death-toll-hits-1034.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on Friday, while the list of the dead from a fresh fire at a sweater manufacturer showed the entanglement of the industry and top Bangladeshi officials. Officials said 1,034 bodies have been recov... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:40:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073218-bangladesh-factory-collapse-death-toll-hits-1034.html 2013-05-10T04:40:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071148-bangladesh-garment-disaster-death-toll-nears-900.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from the collapse of a building housing five garment factories has climbed to nearly 900, officials said Thursday, as authorities continue to search for more bodies two weeks after the worst garment manufacturing disaster in the world. Authorities had recovered 892 bodies from the rubble as of Thursday morning, acco... Thu, 09 May 2013 03:53:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071148-bangladesh-garment-disaster-death-toll-nears-900.html 2013-05-09T03:53:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2067838-bangladesh-garment-accident-death-toll-passes-700.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of survivors of last month's collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh protested for compensation Tuesday, as the death toll from the country's worst-ever industrial disaster passed 700. The police control room overseeing the recovery operation said the death toll stood at 705 on Tuesday afternoon as ... Tue, 07 May 2013 08:29:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2067838-bangladesh-garment-accident-death-toll-passes-700.html 2013-05-07T08:29:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065706-bangladesh-police-islamic-activists-clash-27-die.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police banned all rallies in Bangladesh's capital through midnight Monday after at least 27 people died in clashes between police and Islamic hardliners demanding that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law, officials said. The protesters blocked roads with burning tires and logs during more than five hours of clashes. They al... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:17:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065706-bangladesh-police-islamic-activists-clash-27-die.html 2013-05-06T16:17:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2055636-unidentified-victims-bangladesh-collapse-buried.html JURAIN, Bangladesh (AP) — Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers whose bodies were too battered or decomposed to be identified were buried in a mass funeral, a week after the eight-story building they worked in collapsed, killing more than 400 people and injuring thousands. Hundreds attended the traditional Muslim funeral and many more watched from the roo... Thu, 02 May 2013 03:23:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2055636-unidentified-victims-bangladesh-collapse-buried.html 2013-05-02T03:23:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055520-world-angry-workers-unite-day.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs altogether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions that have left hundreds dead in recent months. ... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055520-world-angry-workers-unite-day.html 2013-05-01T18:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2051836-surviving-hell-bangladesh-factory-collapse.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Merina was so tired. It had been three days since the garment factory where she worked had collapsed around her, three days since she'd moved more than a few inches. In that time she'd had nothing to eat and just a few sips of water. The cries for help had long since subsided. The moans of the injured had gone silent. It was fatig... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2051836-surviving-hell-bangladesh-factory-collapse.html 2013-04-30T07:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2046504-big-brands-rejected-bangladesh-factory-safety-plan.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — As Bangladesh reels from the deaths of hundreds of garment workers in a building collapse, the refusal of global retailers to pay for strict nationwide factory inspections is bringing renewed scrutiny to an industry that has profited from a country notorious for its hazardous workplaces and subsistence-level wages. After a factory... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:13:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2046504-big-brands-rejected-bangladesh-factory-safety-plan.html 2013-04-26T17:13:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2043308-toll-bangladesh-building-collapse-climbs-to-275.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — "Save us, brother. I beg you, brother," Mohammad Altab moaned to the rescuers who could not help him. He was pinned between slabs of concrete in the ruins of the garment factory building where he worked. "I want to live," he pleaded, his eyes glistening with tears as he spoke of his two young children. "It's so painful here." Alta... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:02:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2043308-toll-bangladesh-building-collapse-climbs-to-275.html 2013-04-26T03:02:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2040808-149-die-cry-help-bangladesh-collapse.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Workers trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed factory building in Bangladesh cried out for help Thursday, as rescuers struggled to reach survivors of a disaster that killed at least 149 people and reignited questions about the often lethal conditions in the country's garment industry. Army Brig. Gen. Mohammed Siddiqul Alam Shikde... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:58:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2040808-149-die-cry-help-bangladesh-collapse.html 2013-04-25T04:58:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1937478-fight-future-bangladesh-plays-street.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The fight for the future of Bangladesh is playing out in the streets of this troubled south Asian nation. For a month, masses of moderate activists have camped at a Dhaka intersection demanding harsh punishment for those accused of crimes during the 1971 independence war from Pakistan, a stance that dovetails with the prime minist... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:29:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1937478-fight-future-bangladesh-plays-street.html 2013-03-07T09:29:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1927976-army-to-north-bangladesh-clashes-continue.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities deployed soldiers in a northern Bangladeshi district on Sunday after Islamic party activists clashed with police, leaving five people dead during a nationwide general strike called to denounce war crimes trials. Seven people died in similar clashes in the northwest, police and news reports said. With the latest casualt... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:26:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1927976-army-to-north-bangladesh-clashes-continue.html 2013-03-03T11:26:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1907990-2-killed-bangladesh-police-protesters-clash.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh clashed Friday with protesters from Islamic political parties denouncing war crimes trials linked to the country's 1971 independence war, killing two demonstrators and injuring dozens of people, police and witnesses said. The nationwide protests were held separately by Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Is... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:23:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1907990-2-killed-bangladesh-police-protesters-clash.html 2013-02-22T16:23:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1896110-bangladeshis-demand-death-war-crimes-convict.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — For many in Bangladesh, the "V'' for victory sign was more than they could bear. They had waited more than four decades for justice in the mass killings and rapes during their independence war. But there was a smiling Abdul Quader Mollah on Feb. 5 apparently celebrating his life sentence — given in place of an expected death sente... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:09:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1896110-bangladeshis-demand-death-war-crimes-convict.html 2013-02-16T18:09:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1876840-ferry-with-up-to-100-aboard-capsizes-bangladesh.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — At least two people died and dozens were rescued after a passenger ferry collided with another ship and capsized Friday on a river in central Bangladesh, dumping as many as 100 people into the water, officials and witnesses said. Police said the ferry went down on the River Meghna in Munshiganj district, 32 kilometers (20 miles) s... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1876840-ferry-with-up-to-100-aboard-capsizes-bangladesh.html 2013-02-08T12:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1869010-bangladesh-sentences-islamic-party-leader-to-life.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladeshi tribunal prosecuting cases stemming from the 1971 independence war sentenced a leader of an Islamic opposition party to life in prison Tuesday, sparking street clashes with police that killed two people and injured dozens more. Opposition leaders have criticized the war crimes trials, held 40 years after the country ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1869010-bangladesh-sentences-islamic-party-leader-to-life.html 2013-02-05T14:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1848770-bangladesh-probing-factorys-1-exit-was-locked.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's government is investigating allegations that the sole emergency exit was locked at a garment factory where a fire killed seven women. The fire Saturday at the Smart Export Garment Ltd. factory occurred just two months after a blaze killed 112 workers in another factory, raising questions about safety in Bangladesh's g... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1848770-bangladesh-probing-factorys-1-exit-was-locked.html 2013-01-28T01:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1760518-correction-us-bangladesh-factory-fire-retailers.html In a story Dec. 11 about the clothing industry's efforts to avoid factory fires, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the head of vendor relations at the German company Tchibo. Her name is Nanda Bergstein, not Nanda Bernstein. A corrected version of the story is below: Why efforts to stop factory fires have failed Global clothing industry fail... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1760518-correction-us-bangladesh-factory-fire-retailers.html 2012-12-12T08:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1750240-apnewsbreak-dhaka-factory-lost-fire-certification.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The factory where 112 garment workers died in a fire should have been shut down months ago. The fire department refused to renew the certification it needed to operate, a top fire official told The Associated Press. And its owner told AP that just three of the factory's eight floors were legal. He was building a ninth. Government ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1750240-apnewsbreak-dhaka-factory-lost-fire-certification.html 2012-12-07T13:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1723234-bangladeshis-mourn-garment-fire-dead-plan-protest.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps. The national flag flew at half-staff in government buildings. The country's factories were closed as ... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1723234-bangladeshis-mourn-garment-fire-dead-plan-protest.html 2012-11-27T09:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1723100-fire-kills-112-workers-bangladesh-garment-maker.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Fire raced up the floors of a Bangladeshi garment factory with no emergency exits, killing at least 112 people, some of whom jumped from the eight-story building where they made clothes for major global retailers. Investigators suspect that a short circuit caused the fire Saturday night outside the capital, Dhaka, said Maj. Mohamm... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1723100-fire-kills-112-workers-bangladesh-garment-maker.html 2012-11-26T04:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1722202-112-killed-fire-bangladesh-garment-factory.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Fire raced through a garment factory that supplies major retailers in the West, killing at least 112 people, many of whom were trapped by the flames because the eight-story building lacked emergency exits, an official said Sunday. The blaze broke out late Saturday at a factory operated just outside Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka by... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1722202-112-killed-fire-bangladesh-garment-factory.html 2012-11-25T21:07:00Z