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| Dhaka building collapse: Fears for hundreds still missing | Dhaka building collapse: Fears for hundreds still missing |
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| Hundreds of people are still missing after Wednesday's collapse of a building in Bangladesh which killed at least 273 people, local officials say. | Hundreds of people are still missing after Wednesday's collapse of a building in Bangladesh which killed at least 273 people, local officials say. |
| More than 40 people have been rescued since Thursday from the Rana Plaza building near Dhaka, which housed clothes factories. | More than 40 people have been rescued since Thursday from the Rana Plaza building near Dhaka, which housed clothes factories. |
| Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for special prayers to be held across the country later for the victims. | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for special prayers to be held across the country later for the victims. |
| The collapse has sparked angry protests against poor building safety standards. | The collapse has sparked angry protests against poor building safety standards. |
| On Thursday, some roads were blocked by protestors and demonstrators clashed with police outside the headquarters of Bangladesh's garment manufacturers' association. | On Thursday, some roads were blocked by protestors and demonstrators clashed with police outside the headquarters of Bangladesh's garment manufacturers' association. |
| Garment workers in other parts of the capital were protesting again on Friday. | Garment workers in other parts of the capital were protesting again on Friday. |
| "The situation is very volatile... We fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse [the protesters]," one police officer told AFP news agency. | "The situation is very volatile... We fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse [the protesters]," one police officer told AFP news agency. |
| Police say the owner of the building had ignored warnings about cracks appearing earlier this week. | |
| The owner is said to be in hiding, but Sheikh Hasina has promised that he will be punished. | The owner is said to be in hiding, but Sheikh Hasina has promised that he will be punished. |
| 'I want to live' | 'I want to live' |
| Some 2,000 people were in the Rana Plaza building in Savar when it collapsed suddenly on Wednesday morning. | Some 2,000 people were in the Rana Plaza building in Savar when it collapsed suddenly on Wednesday morning. |
| Teams from the army, the fire service and border guards are still working around the clock at the site to find survivors, using heavy lifting gear, tools and their bare hands. | Teams from the army, the fire service and border guards are still working around the clock at the site to find survivors, using heavy lifting gear, tools and their bare hands. |
| Search teams have been dropping water bottles and food items to other survivors who are still trapped. | Search teams have been dropping water bottles and food items to other survivors who are still trapped. |
| The local command centre said families had given the names of 372 people who were still unaccounted for. | The local command centre said families had given the names of 372 people who were still unaccounted for. |
| However, reports suggest the number of missing is much higher. | However, reports suggest the number of missing is much higher. |
| One trapped man, Mohammad Altab, was able to speak to journalists, saying: "I want to live. It's so painful here." | One trapped man, Mohammad Altab, was able to speak to journalists, saying: "I want to live. It's so painful here." |
| Another man, trapped deeper in the rubble, begged for rescue, said: "It's hard to remain alive here. It would have been better to die than enduring such pain to live on." | Another man, trapped deeper in the rubble, begged for rescue, said: "It's hard to remain alive here. It would have been better to die than enduring such pain to live on." |
| Local hospitals have been overwhelmed with the arrival of more than 1,000 injured people. | Local hospitals have been overwhelmed with the arrival of more than 1,000 injured people. |
| Industry criticised | Industry criticised |
| The rescuers intend to continue their operation until Saturday, but correspondents say they are aware time is running out. | The rescuers intend to continue their operation until Saturday, but correspondents say they are aware time is running out. |
| Bangladesh has one of the largest garment industries in the world, providing cheap clothing for major Western retailers which benefit from its widespread low-cost labour. | Bangladesh has one of the largest garment industries in the world, providing cheap clothing for major Western retailers which benefit from its widespread low-cost labour. |
| But the industry has been widely criticised for its low pay and limited rights given to workers and for the often dangerous working conditions in garment factories. | But the industry has been widely criticised for its low pay and limited rights given to workers and for the often dangerous working conditions in garment factories. |
| Primark, a clothes retailer with a large presence in Britain, confirmed that one of its suppliers was on the second floor of the Rana Plaza, and said it would work with other retailers to review standards. | Primark, a clothes retailer with a large presence in Britain, confirmed that one of its suppliers was on the second floor of the Rana Plaza, and said it would work with other retailers to review standards. |
| US discount giant Wal-Mart said it was still trying to establish whether its goods were being produced at the Rana Plaza. | US discount giant Wal-Mart said it was still trying to establish whether its goods were being produced at the Rana Plaza. |
| Labour rights groups say the companies have a moral duty to ensure their suppliers are providing safe conditions for their employees. | Labour rights groups say the companies have a moral duty to ensure their suppliers are providing safe conditions for their employees. |
| "These are billion dollar companies. They have a huge amount of power to change the way that building safety is accepted here," Gareth Price-Jones, Oxfam's country director for Bangladesh, told Reuters. | "These are billion dollar companies. They have a huge amount of power to change the way that building safety is accepted here," Gareth Price-Jones, Oxfam's country director for Bangladesh, told Reuters. |
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