Police in Bangladesh arrest 2 garment factory owners on negligence, murder charges after fire
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police in Bangladesh have arrested two owners of a garment factory where a fire killed seven workers last weekend.
Police were questioning the two men Thursday after a court placed them on a two-day remand. Smart Export Garment Ltd. Chairman Sharif Ahmed and managing director Zakir Ahmed face charges of negligence and murder, and a police case has been filed against the duo and another official.
Garment industry workers and labor rights groups had demanded the arrest of the owners for their alleged negligence.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The fire occurred just two months after a blaze killed 112 workers in another factory.