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  • US delegation to urge labour reforms in Bangladesh US delegation to urge labour reforms in Bangladesh

    DHAKA - A high level US delegation led by the State Department's Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will visit Bangladesh this weekend to press for a major overhaul of labour safety regulations following the nation's deadliest industrial accident, an official said Wednesday. The collapse of a nine-storey factory complex housing several garment units outside the capital last ...

  • Toronto architects build sideways in Bangladesh

    Rendering of Shobuj Pata low-rise condo project, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Toronto-based JCI Architects. Instead of pushing tall buildings upright, you can tip the towers onto their sides, as JCI decided to do here. The move lets skyscrapers do what they do best - provide dwellings that are safe and private, but compactly stacked in the landscape. (JCI ...

  • Dhaka building collapse probe finds many failings

    Sohel Rana also "used extremely poor quality iron rods and cement," Ahmed told The Associated Press on Thursday. "There were a series of irregularities." The report found that Rana had permission to build a six-story structure and added two floors illegally so he could rent them out to garment factories. Past statements from authorities said the owner had permission for a ...

  • Shoddy Materials And Illegal Construction Caused Bangladesh Factory Collapse

    The report also said the building was not built for industrial use and the weight of the heavy garment factory machinery and their vibrations contributed to the building ...

  • Hay Festival 2013 Clothes will be more expensive after Bangladesh tragedy

    "I think the cost of clothes does need to go up," she said. "We have had this race to the bottom. Nothing can be much worse than what has happened." Prof Black said people can still save money by buying good quality clothes and make do and mend. She said making your own clothes is also popular following the ...

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Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o soldate) [DVD]

Grigori Chukhrai's Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o soldate) tells a simple, humanistic war-time story about a 19-year-old soldier who, after being given a six-day leave for showing bravery in the heat of battle, tries to make his way back to his small village in order to see his mother. One of several classic films made during the "thaw" period in the Soviet Union following Josef Stal ... ...

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    "Bangladesh LNG Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Infrastructure, Supply- demand and competitive landscape" report to their offering. Bangladesh LNG industry research work from OGAnalysis is a compulsory report for all analysts involved in the LNG sector. It is a complete source of information and analysis on Bangladesh LNG industry. It provides ...

  • Poor Materials Cited In Bangladesh Building Collapse

    In Bangladesh, a government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building last month. More than 1,100 workers were ...

  • Shoddy construction materials faulted for Bangladesh building collapse in govt probe

    FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A government investigation said poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories ...

  • Dhaka factory owner ‘violated codes’

    Rescue workers look for trapped garment workers in the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Savar, 30km outside Dhaka, in this April 26, 2013, file ...

  • Bangladesh Owners many failings led to collapse

    FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi soldiers stand amid the rubble of the garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue search operation in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A government investigation said poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories last month in ...

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