Bangladesh’s army on Tuesday wrapped up its search for the bodies in the collapsed building outside the capital, Dhaka, saying there was no chance of finding any more bodies in the ruins of the complex.
On April 24, the eight-story building of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Savar, an industrial suburb of Dhaka, collapsed. More than 3,000 people, mainly young women workers, were in the building at the time of the collapse.
Meanwhile, the relatives of the victims queued at a government office to register the names of the missings in Savar.
Government administrator of the district, Kamrul Hasan Molla, said, “We’re listing the names of missing people. We’ve opened a control room for them,” adding, there were “around 100 people” seeking news of their relatives.
More than 1,100 people were killed in the collapse, which is regarded as one of the worst industrial disasters in the world.
Molla added the missing people could be among the 234 who have been buried at a government graveyard. Their burials came after the dead could not be identified because of their decomposition.
He said that the authorities have collected DNA profiles of those who have been buried and would “match the DNA with the relatives.”
Over 800 bodies have been given to relatives after they were identified.
“Fifty-nine more bodies are being kept in a mortuary,” Molla stated.
Bangladesh police have arrested 12 people, including four garment factory owners and the owner of the building, over allegations of forcing people to work on April 24, despite the cracks that had appeared in the walls of the building a day before.
Garment industry in Bangladesh makes up 80 percent of its exports annually, but the country has witnessed several deadly accidents, including a blaze in November 2012 that left over 100 people dead.
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