Anger is high in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka following the collapse of the Rana Plaza, in which at least 304 clothing factory workers died. The tragedy is the latest and the deadliest in a long line of preventable accidents that has plagued the country's garment industry. The government is questioning the building's owners as to why more than 3,000 workers were allowed to enter the building after large cracks appeared in its walls the day before it collapsed. The government also wants to know why building safety standards were ignored in its construction. Bangladesh's Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu told Bangladeshi reporters: "I wouldn’t call it an accident; I would say it's murder."

Thousands of furious garment workers rampaged through industrial areas of the capital on Friday. They set fire to over 150 cars and at least two factories. They are protesting at the shocking disregard for safety in buildings, child labour, and pay rates as low as 14 cents an hour. Questions are also being asked of Western clothing brands that depend on cheap clothing from Bangladesh to keep their prices low. Garments were found inside the building with labels for some of Britain and America's top clothing stores. Western brands have a history of ignoring safety standards and working conditions in Bangladesh and other countries. Labour activists have asked the brands to help pay for safer factories.