Savar: The owner of an illegally-constructed building that collapsed last week in a deadly heap in a Dhaka suburb was arrested at a border crossing with India on Sunday in a dramatic operation by members of an elite commando force, a government minister said. A fleeing Mohammed Sohel Rana was arrested near the land-crossing in Benapole in western Bangladesh, just as he was about to cross into India's West Bengal state, said Jahangir Kabir Nanak, junior minister for local government.
He said Rana is being brought back by helicopter to the capital Dhaka where he faces charges of negligence. The arrest by the Rapid Action Battalion was announced on a loudspeaker at the site of the collapsed building in a Dhaka suburb, where people greeted it with cheers and claps.
At least 362 people are confirmed to have died in the collapse of the 8-story building on Wednesday. Three of its floors were built illegally.
The death toll is expected to rise but it is already the deadliest tragedy to hit Bangladesh's garment industry, which is worth $20 billion annually and a mainstay of the economy. The collapse and previous disasters in garment factories have focused attention on the poor working conditions of workers who toil for as little as $38 a month to produce clothing for top international brands....
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03:52 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: Government appears to be banking solely on the diplomatic option to to resolve the deadlock at Rakki Nullah in Daulat Beg Oldi with the high level China Study Group comprising the NSA, Foreign Secretary, Defence Secretary and service chiefs driving thinking on the issue. Sources indicate there were no plans for a third flag level meeting. Sources also admitted they haven't yet figured out what China's intentions were...
12:47 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Beijing: Toning down its rhetoric on incursion, China on Thursday counselled patience saying favourable conditions should be created for the two countries to solve the issue through friendly consolations. At separate media briefings, both the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Defence Ministry maintained that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) had not intruded into India and had not caused any "provocation". Urging the media to be patient, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua...
09:06 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Beijing: Claiming that its troops or choppers have not caused any "provocation" or violated the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, China today said the incident will not affect bilateral ties or disrupt peace at the borders as both sides are trying to resolve it in a friendly manner. "I do not agree with your allegation that it is the Chinese side that has caused the provocation between the...
07:40 PM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: With China sticking to its stand that its troops have not violated the Line of Actual Control, Army has told the Government about various military options that can be exercised to deal with the situation arising out of the intrusion in Ladakh. The Army has given its inputs on the incursion by Chinese troops to the National Security Advisor-headed China Study Group which includes the Secretaries of the...
09:50 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: There is no let up in tension at the India, China border with China violating Indian airspace and incursions into Ladakh. Army sources said that two Chinese helicopters violated the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on April 21. The Chinese choppers entered the Indian airspace on April 21 and hovered over the area for quite sometime and returned after dropping some food cans, cigarette packets and notes written...
09:27 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: Terming the government's approach towards China as "very weak", BJP on Tuesday asked the Centre to spell out steps being taken to tackle the danger arising out of the Chinese troops' incursion in Ladakh. It said the government should tell the nation the truth about the issue and take the opposition also into confidence. "China's interference in India is very serious. The nation should be told the truth....
02:55 AM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: Indian and Chinese military commanders held a flag meeting in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in Ladakh, according to the reports. India wants the Chinese to withdraw their troops from Depsang, where they have been present for the last one week. Sources have told CNN-IBN, that Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) Joint Secretary heading the India China joint mechanism spoke to his Chinese counterpart over the issue. India...
02:05 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Barrackpore: Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh on Sunday said there is "peace and tranquility" along the Line of Actual Control with China. "There is no problem. There is peace and tranquility on the Sino-India border," he told reporters Barrackpore in reply to a query. Singh's statement came a day ahead of the bi-annual Army commanders' conference in Delhi starting on Monday. The conference will be attended by the six operational...
04:30 AM, Apr 08, 2013
MS Dhoni on Monday showed nerves of steel while guiding India to a nail-biting six-wicket win over Australia in the third Test, but the India skipper said his team was under a "bit of pressure" despite chasing a small total for a series-clinching victory. ...
07:55 PM, Mar 18, 2013
India, who were whitewashed 4-0 in Australia, took a series-winning 3-0 lead against Australia by winning the Mohali Test on Sunday. ...
05:13 PM, Mar 18, 2013
After decimating Australia by an innings and 135 runs in the second Test at Hyderabad, India skipper MS Dhoni lavished praise on Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay for setting up the team's victory by compiling a record-breaking 370-run partnership for the second wicket. ...
12:26 PM, Mar 05, 2013
After cancelling Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's keynote address at its India Business Forum, Wharton has now chosen Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for its summit. Kejriwal will address the forum on March 23 via videoconference. Meanwhile, the Adani Group withdrew its sponsorship from the programme hours after Modi's address was cancelled. A statement issued by event organising team of Wharton said that the Adani Group would no longer...
11:11 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Chasing a target of 50 after bowling Australia out for 241, India lost their openers cheaply but Sachin Tendulkar hit the winning runs to hasten victory in Chennai. ...
10:42 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Would you like to contribute to charity by going on a luxury bus ride? A concept initiated by banker-cum-philanthropist Madhabi Puri Buch, the Ashok Leyland Luxura Magical India Bus gives you the comfort of a house on wheels. Buch, who works as a fund raiser for the Founder Toofles Foundation, says, "The idea was actually quite simple that normally Toofles Foundation did events which were one time event to raise...
08:58 AM, Feb 26, 2013
On this episode of Overdrive, we bring to you all, the news from motoring world, India Bike Week 2013 and much more. ...
10:55 PM, Feb 09, 2013
In an exclusive interview, the India batsman said after cancer treatment his life has ceased to be all cricket. ...
08:41 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The display of India's military strength, specially the intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V, has been highlighted by Chinese official media here on January 26. The highlight of the 100-minute Republic Day parade was the display of nuclear-capable Agni-V, capable of striking targets some 6,000 km away, state-run Xinhua news agency said in its report. ...
06:50 PM, Jan 26, 2013
A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the richter scale hit Northeast India on Wednesday morning at 7:11 am. The epicentre of the earthquake was the Myanmar-India border region. ...
08:02 AM, Jan 09, 2013
"For me the men-of-the-match were the fielders in this game," Dhoni said after the face-saving win over Pakistan. ...
08:44 PM, Jan 06, 2013
