Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA factory owner has been arrested for murder after a fire in Bangladesh killed 52 people who were trapped inside the building, police have said. A separate investigation has also been launched into allegations that the factory employed children as young as 11. The police chief said a separate investigation had been launched into allegations that the factory employed children as young as 11. Fires kill hundreds of people a year in Bangladesh, where some buildings have poor safety standards, according to safety experts and human rights groups. Government officials promised better safety standards after the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building in Dhaka that killed more than 1,000 workers and injured hundreds.

Source: Daily Mirror July 10, 2021 15:16 UTC