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Dhaka building collapse: Owner Mohammed Sohel Rana 'arrested' Dhaka building collapse: Owner Mohammed Sohel Rana 'arrested'
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The owner of a building that collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing hundreds of people, has been arrested, a government minister says.The owner of a building that collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing hundreds of people, has been arrested, a government minister says.
Mohammed Sohel Rana was arrested near the Indian border, reports say. He has been in hiding since the Rana Plaza collapsed on Wednesday. Local government minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak said Mohammed Sohel Rana was arrested at the Indian border.
Meanwhile, rescuers are trying to reach more people located in the wreckage. He has been in hiding since the Rana Plaza collapsed on Wednesday.
The BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan says it is a race against time before officials bring in heavy machinery. Meanwhile, rescuers are in a race against time to reach more survivors as officials prepare to bring in heavy machinery to move the wreckage.
Mr Nanak said that Mohammed Sohel Rana was arrested near the land-crossing in Benapole along the border with India's West Bengal state and was being brought back to Dhaka by helicopter.
He made the announcement by loudspeaker at the site of the collapsed building in the Dhaka suburb of Savar.
He said the arrest had been made by soldiers from the Rapid Action Battalion.
The BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan in Dhaka said rescue workers cheered and clapped at the news.
There has been widespread anger at the disaster and six people, including three factory owners, have now been arrested.
More than 360 people are now known to have died since the disaster and hundreds more are missing.
On Sunday, two more people were pulled alive from the rubble and a group of about nine survivors was also located.
Teams were using light cutting equipment to try to reach them, our correspondent says, and water and food were being dropped to them through gaps in the rubble.
But with hopes fading for those still trapped, officials plan to bring in cranes within the next few hours.