Savar tragedy
The building collapse in Savar showed that safety of workers is still something totally ignored in this society. It is not at all clear how a nine storey building could be constructed without clearance from the authorities concerned. It was no doubt a criminal offence.
Now condemning the owner and all others will not help the victims of the tragedy. The law should take its due course. But at the moment we have to help those hundreds of families which have been pauperised by the disaster. Newspaper reports say that the family members of the dead workers were not allowed to get inside the factory premises to collect their salaries. How inhuman! They have killed the workers and are now trying to deprive the families of their dues.
The government should intervene immediately and ensure that nobody is further victimised by the management of the factory.
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