Collapsed Bangladesh factory owner’s property seized as thousands of protesters demand death penalty

The High Court ordered the government to “immediately” confiscate the property of a collapsed building’s owner, as thousands of protesters demanding the death penalty for the man clashed with police, leaving 100 people injured.

A two-judge panel also asked the central bank to freeze the assets of the owners of the five clothing factories in the building, and use the money to pay the salaries of their workers. The order came after police produced the building owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana, and the factory owners in court.

Britain’s Primark said in a statement on Monday that it is providing emergency aid and will pay compensation to victims who worked for its supplier in the factory. Matalan has said it would also provide financial support to victims.