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February 10, 2014

Bangladesh Factory Owners Surrender over Deadly Fire 
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Two owners of the Bangladesh garment factory where 112 workers died in a
2012 fire have turned themselves in. Delwar Hossain and his wife Mahmuda
Akter are among six wanted in connection with the worst factory fire in
Bangladesh's history. Many of the victims died because Tazreen factory
managers ordered workers back to their posts even as an alarm rang and
smoke rose. The two owners face up to life in prison.

 

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