Bangladesh factory owner held after fire kills 52 - Newspaper
In this file photo, firefighters work at the site of the fire that broke out on Thursday at Hashem Foods Ltd factory in Rupganj, Bangladesh. — Reuters/File DHAKA: The owner of a factory where 52 people died in a fire was arrested for murder on Saturday as it emerged that children as young as 11 had been working there. Police said Abul Hashem and four of his sons were among eight people detained over the inferno, which broke out Thursday and raged for more than a day. A separate inquiry has been launched into the use of child labour at the food factory.