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| Bangladesh
- PIL Petition relating to KTS |
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| Fire
at KTS Garment Factory, in Chittagong, which
killed 52 people in February 2006 |
| Petitioner |
11
Human rights organisations inlcuding Ain-o-Salish
Kendra (ASK), Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust
(BLAST), Bangladesh Environment Law Association
(BELA). To
download petiton click here |
| Respondents |
20
Respondents including goverment bodies (Ministries,
Factory Inspectorate, Police), Employer Organisations,
and Directors of KTS |
| First
Hearing Date |
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| Initial
Order |
Rule
Nisi, 16 March 2006 "returnable within three
weeks", Government respondents had to show
cause as to why they (a) "should not be directed
to take necessary action as required by the law
and the constitution to effectively investigate,
prosecute and punish those responsible for the
deaths and injuries" and (b) to take all
necessary measures for such purpose and for prevention
of any future such occurence" including seeting
up a national committee to make proposals to prevents
such incident; providing compensation; inspecting
factories to ensure cmplieance with fire safety
regulations.
To download a copy of the rule click here |
| Current
Status |
Although
the case should have come back to the court within
three weeks of 16 March 2006, there has been no
further hearings |
| Criminal
Case |
To
download a copy of the First Information Report,
click here |
| Press |
Click
here |
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