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A Bangladeshi court will try 41 people for murder over the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory which killed over a 1,000 workers.
The eight storey garment factory - built on swampy unstable ground outside the capital city Dhaka - collapsed in April 2013 after the upper four floors were built without permission.
The disaster killed 1,135 workers, while 2,515 other injured people were pulled from the rubble alive.
It was one of the world’s worst industrial disasters in history.
The main defendant is the building’s owner, Sohel Rana, who is accused of ordering workers to return to their posts despite reports of cracking plaster the day before and an engineer ruling the building was unsafe.
The 41 could face life in prison if convicted.
Children marking the second anniversary of the disaster in April asking the big retailers when the money they promised would arrive Rana is in custody, 16 others are on bail and 24 people have fled.
The court issued arrest warrants against them on Monday.
The building housed five garment factories, supplying global brands such as Primark.
In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in BangladeshShow all 16 1 /16In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-wide.jpg At least 87 workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh. Here volunteers assist in rescue operations
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-ladder.jpg A firefighter carries an injured garment worker after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-fireman.jpg A Bangladeshi firefighter carries an injured garment worker after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-vert-man.jpg People rescue garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-gulley.jpg Bangladeshi volunteers carry an injured garment worker after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-bird.jpg Rescue workers and people look for survivors after an eight-storey building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-woman.jpg A woman who was trapped in a collapsed eight-storey building housing several garment factories, is rescued in Savar, near Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-fabric.jpg Bangladeshi volunteers prepare lengths of textiles as evacuation slides for the injured and dead after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-slide.jpg Bangladeshi garment workers help evacuate a survivor using lengths of textile as a slide to evacuate from the rubble after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-lower.jpg A man who was trapped in an collapsed eight-storey building housing several garment factories is rescued in Savar, near Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-woman-2.jpg Bangladeshi volunteers evacuate an injured garment worker after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-carry.jpg A survivor cries in pain as he is carried from the wreckage of an eight-storey building housing several garment factories in Savar, near Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-rescue-11.jpg Rescuers assist an injured woman after an eight-storey building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-rescue.jpg Bangladeshi volunteers and rescue workers after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-army.jpg Bangladeshi Army personnel assist in rescue operations after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka
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In pictures: Workers die as entire block collapses in Bangladesh dhaka-grieve.jpg Relatives grieve at the site after an eight-storey building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka
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Bangladesh’s garment industry is worth a reported £16.7bn ($25bn) a year and 60 per cent of its exports go to Europe.
After the disaster, the international business community pledged to work to improve safety standards but two years on a report by New York University (NYU) found that only eight out of the 3,425 garment factories surveyed had made the necessary improvements.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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