Bangladesh Factory Owner Detained After Fire Kills 33 Workers Trapped Inside
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Bangladesh Factory Owner Detained After Fire Kills 33 Workers Trapped Inside

12 April, 2026.Sports.3 sources

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Narayanganj Factory Fire

A fire at the Rahman Textile garment factory in Narayanganj killed at least 33 workers after emergency exits were welded shut.

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Police detained factory owner Faisal Rahman as the confirmed death toll rose.

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Fire service chief Mahmud Iqbal said rescue teams found most victims near stairwells on the third and fourth floors.

Survivor Nasrin Begum described workers pounding on locked metal doors as smoke filled the stairwells.

The Bangladesh Garment Workers' Federation called a nationwide strike, declaring this was corporate murder.

The factory produced clothing for European brands including Hessen and BrandBox.

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