Deadly Bangladesh Fire Renews Safety Concerns Despite Garment Sector Progress

At Least 70 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through several buildings in Chawkbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh 21 February 2019.

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Since the deadly 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, Bangladesh has been scrutinized for its safety conditions, overhauled with the aid of international safety organizations determined to right the wrongs of the country’s garment factories, and improved with the recent introduction of a digital map of its garment factories. Now, however, a fire that…

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