Bangladesh's worst disaster

Updated On May 10, 2013 03:39 pm IST
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People gather in front of mass graves during the burial of unidentified garment workers, who died in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, in Dhaka. Reuters photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People gather in front of mass graves during the burial of unidentified garment workers, who died in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, in Dhaka. Reuters photo

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The bodies of garment workers lie crushed under rubble after an eight-storey building collapse in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The bodies of garment workers lie crushed under rubble after an eight-storey building collapse in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo

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Garment workers wear headbands and cover their faces as they take part in a protest to demand capital punishment for those responsible for the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, in Dhaka. Reuters photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Garment workers wear headbands and cover their faces as they take part in a protest to demand capital punishment for those responsible for the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, in Dhaka. Reuters photo

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Smoke rises from incense lit to mask the smell of rotting bodies, as kin stand to identify victims of a building that collapsed, in Savar, near Dhaka. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Smoke rises from incense lit to mask the smell of rotting bodies, as kin stand to identify victims of a building that collapsed, in Savar, near Dhaka. AP photo

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Rescuers use a digger to move debris as Bangladeshi Army personel continue the second phase of a rescue operation using heavy equipment after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rescuers use a digger to move debris as Bangladeshi Army personel continue the second phase of a rescue operation using heavy equipment after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo

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An item of clothing with a 'Joe Fresh' label lies in the rubble after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An item of clothing with a 'Joe Fresh' label lies in the rubble after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo

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Bodies lie between the layers of rubble of a garment factory building which collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Bodies lie between the layers of rubble of a garment factory building which collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP photo

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A woman holds her daughter's national ID card and a family portrait as she attempts to identify her among the bodies of those killed in last week's building collapse in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman holds her daughter's national ID card and a family portrait as she attempts to identify her among the bodies of those killed in last week's building collapse in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo

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A woman looks through a line of bodies that were retrieved from a collapsed garment factory building in hopes of identifying her relative in Savar, near Dhaka. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman looks through a line of bodies that were retrieved from a collapsed garment factory building in hopes of identifying her relative in Savar, near Dhaka. AP photo

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A woman grieves as the body of a relative was brought to the morgue after it was pulled out from the rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed last week in Savar, near Dhaka. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman grieves as the body of a relative was brought to the morgue after it was pulled out from the rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed last week in Savar, near Dhaka. AP photo

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Rescuers work to dislodge decomposed bodies caught in a mesh of metal and concrete in the rubble of a garment factory that collapsed in Savar near Dhakas. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rescuers work to dislodge decomposed bodies caught in a mesh of metal and concrete in the rubble of a garment factory that collapsed in Savar near Dhakas. AP photo

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Rescue personnel gesture at the site of a collapsed building as heavy machinery clears debris in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rescue personnel gesture at the site of a collapsed building as heavy machinery clears debris in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo

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Rescue personnel carry stretchers with the remains of garment workers from the site of a collapsed building in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rescue personnel carry stretchers with the remains of garment workers from the site of a collapsed building in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP photo

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