Interesting Place - Bangladesh
PVH, owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, and German retailer Tchibo have signed up to the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement (BFBSA) which will require signatories to ensure suppliers' premises meet improved safety standards. (The drive for this follows the collapse of the Rana Plaza, a building in Bangladesh. Hundreds of people have been killed or injured and rescuers are still searching for survivors. Simple Approach, a supplier to cheap fashion outlet Primark, occupied the second floor of the eight-storey building. It seems building collapses are common in Bangladesh, due to lax building regulations. 25 Nov 2000 A fire at the Sagar Chowdhury Garment Factory in Narsingdi, 35 miles from Dhaka, kills 52 people, including children. A locked gate stops them escaping. 11 Apr 2005 Sixty-four people are killed when the Spectrum factory near Dhaka collapses. The disaster is blamed on illegal construction. 25 Feb 2010 A...