Month since Dhaka collapse
It has been a month since more than 1,100 people were killed and more than 2,500 injured after the eight-storey Rana Plaza factory building near Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed on April 24.
Bangladesh probe blames construction for building collapse
A government investigation has found that poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh.
"The owner used extremely poor quality of iron rods and cement," committee head Khandker Mainuddin Ahmed told The Associated Press a day after submitting its report to the government. "There were a series of irregularities."
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Govt to pressure British firms on human rights overseas
In the next few months, the government will introduce a policy requiring British companies to do more to respect human rights overseas.
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British firms face ethical dilemmas in Bangladesh
During Dhaka’s morning rush hour we saw thousands of workers on the way to their factories.The buildings line a city of 10 million people.
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Primark's compensation pledge is a significant move
The company will provide immediate financial assistance to all victims of the Rana Plaza disaster, and a long term compensation package.