Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck the country’s readymade garment sector.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
A nine-storied building, which housed four garment manufacturing units, situated in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka, collapsed on April 24, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 600 others, according to Government officials.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
Bangladesh Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir said the building might have collapsed due to faulty construction.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
The last apparel factory collapse was of Spectrum Garments in Baipalli in Savar, about eight years ago, which resulted in death of 64 workers.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
However, the last major building collapse in Bangladesh was in 2010, when at least 25 people were killed in a four-storey building collapse in Dhaka.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
Incidentally, Bangladesh is home to one of the largest clothing industries in the world, which supplies apparel at competitive price to several major Western retail brands.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
However, following the November Tazreen fire incident, Western buyers have urged Bangladesh factory owners to improve safety standards.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
Earlier this week, a report released by The World Bank said the garment industry of Bangladesh is suffering from a severe image crisis in the international markets because of concerns about labor safety arising from recent fire incidents in two garment factories.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
The latest disaster might further dent the image of Bangladesh and make buyers re-think about sourcing apparels from the least developed country.
Hardly has the South Asian nation of Bangladesh come out of two deadly fire incidents that killed at least 119 people, yet another tragedy has struck #
Fibre2fashion News Desk - India