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  Woman rescued from Bangladesh factory rubble recovering in hospital

  Doctors say a seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh's capital was in generally good condition, recovering in hospital from dehydration and insomnia.

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  Fire in Bangladesh garment factory kills 8

  A fire has raced through an 11-story building housing a garment factory and residential complex in Bangladesh's capital, killing at least eight people.

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  Police considering murder charges as Bangladesh death toll exceeds 640

  Bangladeshi police are investigating possible murder charges against the owner of a shoddily built factory that collapsed nearly two weeks ago after the wife of a garment worker crushed in the accident filed a complaint.

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  As death toll rises, so does pressure for factory fixes in Bangladesh

  In the aftermath of a building collapse that killed more than 500 people, Bangladesh's garment manufacturers may face a choice of reform or perish.

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  Death toll from Bangladesh collapse hits 430, 149 still missing

  Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities say it may take another five days to clear the rubble.

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  Retail Council to update industry guidelines after Bangladesh collapse

  The Retail Council of Canada is updating its industry guidelines in the wake of a building collapse at a garment factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 400 people.

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  Mass funeral held for unidentified Bangladesh building collapse victims

  Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers, their bodies too battered or decomposed to be identified, were buried in a mass funeral Wednesday, a week after the eight-story building they worked in toppled down, killing at least 410 people and injuring thousands.

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  Fire breaks out at collapsed factory in Bangladesh, 3 rescuers injured

  A fire broke out late Sunday in the wreckage of the garment factory that collapsed last week in Bangladesh, with smoke pouring from the piles of shattered concrete and some of the rescue efforts forced to stop.

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  Bangladesh fire victims want old jobs back

  Major retailers whose products were found in the fire have disavowed the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory, but workers who survived have not. They can't afford to. Factories like the one gutted Nov. 24 are a rare lifeline in Bangladesh, and now many of the more than 1,200 surviving employees have no work and few prospects.

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  Bangladesh factory owner: I didn't know fire exits were needed

  The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry are from issues of worker safety.