A Dhaka court on Thursday indicted managing director and chairperson of Tazreen Fashions for the 2012 fire that killed more than one hundred workers of the apparel maker.
The court of Dhaka’s District and Sessions Judge M Kuddus Zaman framed the charges against the company’s managing director Delwar Hossain, its chairperson Mahmuda Akter and 11 others and set Oct 1 for recording witnesses’ testimonies.
At least 111 people died and more than 104 were injured in the fire at Tazreen Fashions at Ashulia in Savar on Nov 24, 2012.
In December 2013, police submitted a charge-sheet in the case over the incident, holding the 13 responsible for the tragedy. The accused had been charged with manslaughter and culpable negligence under Section 304 and 304 (a) of the Criminal Procedure Code, reports bdnews24.com.
Hossain, Akter and five others surrendered to the court on June 16 before securing bail.
The five are administrative officer Dulal Uddin, store manager Hamidul Islam Lablu, security supervisor Al Amin, security in-charge Anisur Rahman and store in-charge (thread) Al-Amin.Tazreen Fashions boss indicted
The court ordered arrest of security guard ‘Rana’ alias ‘Anarul’ and Loader Md Shamim as they did not appear before it.
Four accused in the case – Engineer S Mahbubul Morshed, factory manager Abdur Razzak, quality Manager Shahiduzzaman Dulal and production manager Mobarak Hossain Monju-are absconding.
