It also ordered the factory authorities to submit a report within a month on how much money was spent on this purpose. Monday’s order came from the bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das after a primary hearing on a writ petition filed by three rights organisations. The bench also issued a ruling asking the government and the factory authorities to explain why they should not be ordered to provide sufficient compensation to the victims. A fire, followed by a huge explosion, ravaged the cigarette and food packaging factory in Tongi on Sept 10. Two cases have been filed over the incident but police are yet to make any arrests.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2016 09:11 UTC