Savar, Bangladesh (BBN)-Thousands of relatives of Rana Plaza victims, workers of different garments, members of various workers’ organisations and common people have thronged Rana Plaza site since Thursday morning to pay their tribute to the fallen souls who lost their lives on this very day one year ago.
They marched towards the site in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, since 5:00am and placed wreaths at the monument ‘Protibade Protirodhe’ to mark the first anniversary of the disaster.
The monument was built after the deadliest collapse of Rana Plaza on April 24 in 2013 that left more than 1,100 people, mostly garment workers, dead and thousands injured or traumatised.
A year after the deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh, families of the thousands of workers affected are still struggling with the aftermath.
They along with garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar for four hours on Thursday demanding capital punishment to the building owner, Sohel Rana.
Following the agitation, transport movement on 15 kilometres stretching from Nabinagar to Hemayetpur remained halted for hours.
Rana, who is now behind the bar, is blamed for forcing the workers to enter the factories on that day though big cracks appeared in the building.
They also demanded financial assistance from the government and the international brands.
Meanwhile, the international business and labour groups say they're making progress in preventing similar catastrophe.
Meanwhile, family members and relatives of victims offered Fateha and sought divine blessings for the departed souls at Jurain Graveyard in the capital where the dead victims of Rana Plaza were laid to rest.
BBN/ANS/AD/24Apr14-45pm (BST)
