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24 Mar 2014

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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Case profile: Lawsuit against Tazreen Fashions (re factory fire in Bangladesh)

[Business & Human Rights Resource Centre case profile for lawsuit filed in Bangladesh against Tazreen Fashions. In December 2013 police filed charges against 13 people for arson, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and death by negligence resulting from the fire at Tazreen Fashions' factory on 24 November 2012. Delowar Hossain and Mahmuda Akter, the factory owners, surrendered, were denied bail and placed in jail. Mr Hossein denies any responsibility.]