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Anger is high the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka the collapse the Rana Plaza, in which at least 304 clothing factory workers died. The tragedy is the latest and the deadliest a long line 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 large cracks appeared its walls the day before it collapsed. The government also wants to know why building safety standards were ignored 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 furious garment workers rampaged industrial areas the capital Friday. They set fire to over 150 cars and at least two factories. They are protesting the shocking disregard safety buildings, child labour, and pay rates as low as 14 cents an hour. Questions are also being asked Western clothing brands that depend cheap clothing from Bangladesh to keep their prices low. Garments were found inside the building labels for some of Britain and America's top clothing stores. Western brands have a history ignoring safety standards and working conditions in Bangladesh and other countries. Labour activists have asked the brands to help pay safer factories.