At 5 pm on Wednesday 5 April, a two-storey brick structure adjoining the Ananta Apparel factory on Elephant Road, Dhaka collapsed.

This statement has been revised following the release of the trade unionists arrested following worker unrest in Dhaka’s Ashulia industrial area in December 2016 and the more recent arrests in Chittagong.

Winning isn't everything. Social dialogue and cricket are both celebrations of equality.

Social dialogue, a way for managers and workers to discuss, listen and potentially change their minds when necessary. 

The Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety is two years old. Stirling Smith examines its achievements.

In the year since the Rana Plaza collapse, what progress has the Accord made in promoting a safe and healthy ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh?

It is six months since the Rana Plaza collapse, with the deaths of 1,127 workers and nearly 2,000 workers injured. How do we stop another disaster?