A deadly chemical leak at a manufacturing unit in Karnataka's Kadechur-Badal Industrial Area has claimed the lives of at least three workers, while two others were injured. Authorities said the victims died after inhaling sulfur oxide, and FIRs have been registered against the factory owners.

Meanwhile, the Telangana High Court has issued notices in a petition challenging the Yadagirigutta Temple Board of Trustees. The court has also directed the state government to place all relevant records and explanations on the long-pending minimum wages revision before the next hearing on August 20.

Karnataka Chemical Leak Kills 3 | Telangana HC Issues Notices | Kerala PSC Protest Turns Tense

A court in Bangladesh today formally charged 38 people with murder in connection with the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building which killed 1,135 people in the country&#39;s worst industrial disaster. 
 
Forty-one defendants in total face charges over the collapse of the complex, which housed five garment factories supplying global brands. Plaza owner Sohel Rana is the principal accused. 
 
Public Prosecutor Abdul Mannan said 38 had been charged with murder while three had been charged with helping Rana to flee. 
 
Of the 41 charged, 35, including Rana, who is being held on remand, appeared before the court and pleaded not guilty, Mannan told reporters. 
 
The other six will be tried as fugitives from justice. 
 
The collapse of the complex, built on swampy ground outside the capital Dhaka, sparked demands for greater safety in the world&#39;s second-largest exporter of readymade garments and put pressure on companies buying clothing from Bangladesh to act. 
 
The duty-free access offered by Western nations and low wages for its workers helped turn Bangladesh&#39;s garment exports into an industry with $28 billion in annual revenue. 
 
The minimum monthly wage for garment workers in Bangladesh is $68, compared with about $280 in mainland China, which remains the world&#39;s biggest clothes exporter. 
 
(Reuters)&nbsp;

Collapse of the complex, built on swampy ground, sparked demands for greater safety in world's second-largest exporter of readymade garments

A court in Bangladesh today formally charged 38 people with murder in connection with the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building which killed 1,135 people in the country's worst industrial disaster. Forty-one defendants in total face charges over the collapse of the complex, which housed five garment factories supplying global brands. Plaza owner Sohel Rana is the principal accused. Public Prosecutor Abdul Mannan said 38 had been charged with murder while three had been charged with helping Rana to flee. Of the 41 charged, 35, including Rana, who is being held on remand, appeared before the court and pleaded not guilty, Mannan told reporters. The other six will be tried as fugitives from justice. The collapse of the complex, built on swampy ground outside the capital Dhaka, sparked demands for greater safety in the world's second-largest exporter of readymade garments and put pressure on companies buying clothing from Bangladesh to act. The duty-free access offered by Western nations and low wages for its workers helped turn Bangladesh's garment exports into an industry with $28 billion in annual revenue. The minimum monthly wage for garment workers in Bangladesh is $68, compared with about $280 in mainland China, which remains the world's biggest clothes exporter. (Reuters)

Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster: 38 charged with murder in 2013 factory collapse

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