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In this photograph taken on April 29, 2013, Bangladeshi rescuers work as Bangladeshi Army personel begin the second phase of the rescue operation using heavy equipment after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster exceeded 900 on May 9, 2013, as rescuers pulled out scores more bodies from the rubble of a nine-storey building that collapsed outside Dhaka last month. In this photograph taken on April 2
In this photograph taken on April 29, 2013, cranes operated by Bangladeshi Army personnel are pictured at the scene following the April 24 collapse of an eight-storey building in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The death toll from last month's collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh rose past 1,000 early May 10, 2013, as piles of bodies were found in the ruins of a stairwell where victims had sought shelter. Brigadier General Siddiqul Alam Sikder, the army officer overseeing the operation on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka, told AFP that the death toll now stands at 1,035 after dozens more remains were discovered overnight. In this photograph taken on April 2
In this photograph taken on April 25, 2013 Bangladeshi volunteers and rescue workers are pictured at the scene after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh rose to 1,125 on May 12, 2013 after 15 more bodies were found in the rubble overnight, 19 days after the disaster struck. In this photograph taken on April 2
In this photograph taken on April 25, 2013 Bangladeshi volunteers and rescue workers are pictured at the scene after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. A US government delegation will visit Bangladesh this weekend to press for a major overhaul of factory safety rules following the nation's deadliest industrial accident, an official said May 22,2013. In this photograph taken on April 2
Bangladeshi Buddhist children light candles in front of a statue of Lord Buddha during Buddha Purnima celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Buddha Purnima encompasses the birth, enlightenment and demise of Buddha. Bangladeshi Buddhist children light
A Bangladeshi woman walks on a waterlogged street with her children after heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A Bangladeshi woman walks on a wate
A Bangladeshi child plays with a tire on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A Bangladeshi child plays with a ti
A ferry moves past a Bangladeshi boatman on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A ferry moves past a Bangladeshi bo
A Bangladesh migrant holds a banner reading 'We are humans' in front of the Italian parliament in Rome on May 21, 2013. The youngsters are protesting against laws that require them to leave the country after they reach 18 years old. A Bangladesh migrant holds a banne
A young Bangladesh immigrant holds a banner saying 'Pope Francis we also are sons of God' in front of the italian parliament in Rome on May 21, 2013. The youngsters are protesting against laws that require them to leave the country after they reach 18 years old. A young Bangladesh immigrant holds
A Bangladeshi woman holds a photograph of her missing relative and cries at a graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Over 290 unclaimed bodies were buried after DNA samples were taken, all victims of the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment industry which claimed 1,127 lives. A Bangladeshi woman holds a photogr
Relatives of victims of a garments building collapse cry at a graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Over 290 unclaimed bodies were buried after DNA samples were taken, all victims of the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment industry which claimed 1,127 lives. Relatives of victims of a garments
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivers a speech at the 2nd Asia-Pacific water summit in Chiang Mai on May 20, 2013. Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Ha
(L-R) South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, Georgia President Mikheil Saakachvili, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Fiji President Epeli Nailatikau, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong pose for a photo at the 2nd Asia-Pacific water summit in Chiang Mai on May 20, 2013. Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said. (L-R) South Korean Prime Minister C
People rescue garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka, in this April 24, 2013 file photo. Liz Apparels, a Bangladesh factory in Gazipur, where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall in May 2013, is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp. The differing views show how Western retailers and brands are struggling to assess safety risks at thousands of Bangladesh garment factories after the April 24 collapse of Rana Plaza, which killed 1,127 people. To match Exclusive BANGLADESH-BUILDING/SAFETY. People rescue garment workers trapp
Bangladeshi men pray in front of the corpses of Muslim Rohingya victims of a cyclone, in Tekna, 400km south of Dhaka, on May 17,2013. The bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. The decomposed bodies of children and women, were discovered on a beach near the Myanmar border and 'we assume they are of the missing Rohingya' due to their clothes, Cox's Bazaar police chief Mohammad Azad Mia told AFP. At least 46 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 31 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. Fifteen people were confirmed as having been killed in Bangladesh by Mahasen, which lashed the southern coast with winds of up to 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour before being downgraded to a tropical depression. Bangladeshi men pray in front of th
Bangladeshi children play in their destroyed house after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, in Patuakhli 200 km south from Dhaka on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on May 17, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. At least 46 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 31 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. Fifteen people were confirmed as having been killed in Bangladesh by Mahasen, which lashed the southern coast with winds of up to 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour before being downgraded to a tropical depression. Bangladeshi children play in their
US President Barack Obama(R) looks at dredging equipment which will be heading to Bangladesh during a tour of Ellicott Dredges with Ellicott Dredges President Peter Bowe on May 17, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Obama is visiting Baltimore on what the administration called ' his second Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour'. US President Barack Obama(R) looks
A man picks up a signboard from a school destroyed by cyclone Mahasen, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength. A man picks up a signboard from a s
A woman tries to retrieve her belongings after her house has been destroyed by cyclone Mahasen, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength. A woman tries to retrieve her belon
People gesture towards a tree that collapsed on a house after cyclone Mahasen hit, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength. People gesture towards a tree that
A Muslim Rohingya child prepares a meal in front of his tent after returning back to a camp for internally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013 . Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. A Muslim Rohingya child prepares a
A Muslim Rohingya woman collected rice supplies at a temporary relief camp in a school in Thetkaepyin village on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. A Muslim Rohingya woman collected r
A Muslim Rohingya family waits for a truck to move back to their temporary relief camp in the village of Thetkaepyin on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. A Muslim Rohingya family waits for
Muslim Rohingya carry their belongings as they arrive back to a camp for internally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. Muslim Rohingya carry their belongi
Muslim Rohingya child prepare their meal in front of their tent after returning back to a camp for iternally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013 following their evacuation from the site. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on May 17 after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. At least 40 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 25 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. Muslim Rohingya child prepare their
A Muslim Rohingya woman waits for a truck to move back to her temporary relief camp in the village of Thetkaepyin on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on May 17 after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. At least 40 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 25 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. A Muslim Rohingya woman waits for a
Muslim Rohingya carry their belongings as they arrive back to a camp for iternally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on May 17 after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. At least 40 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 25 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. Muslim Rohingya carry their belongi
An Indian boy runs uphill along the banks of the River Brahmaputra as it rains in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over neighboring Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said. An Indian boy runs uphill along the
An Indian boatman places his boat at a safer place on the bank of River Brahmaputra, after an alert was sounded for Cyclone Mahasen, in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over neighboring Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said. An Indian boatman places his boat a