Rana Plaza Collapse: Engineering Negligence Behind Bangladesh’s Deadliest Garment Factory Disaster
Introduction On April 24, 2013, an eight-story commercial building in Savar, Bangladesh, known as Rana Plaza, collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring over 2,500. While the tragedy highlighted the dangerous working conditions in Bangladesh’s garment industry, the root cause was engineering negligence—illegal construction, substandard materials, and ignored warnings turned the building into a death trap. This article explores what caused the … Read more