Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 313 Wed. April 13, 2005  
   
Metropolitan


ASK demands int'l help to rescue trapped workers


Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a legal aid organisation, demanded that the government make every possible efforts to rescue the trapped workers under the debris of a nine-storied building of a sweater factory in Savar that collapsed on April 11.

The Ask in a statement yesterday also demanded for taking international help in rescuing them if necessary.

It also demanded that the government provide the families of the wounded and deceased with appropriate compensations and take immediate actions against the responsible persons.

The statement, signed by Ask Executive Director Sultana Kamal, also said it is urgent to take early measurers to prevent these kinds of tragedies in future, otherwise the same kind of tragedy would repeat happening.

At least 23 people were killed and some 350 others are trapped, many of them feared buried alive, in the tragic collapse.