Sudden Shock Causes Bangladesh Crash

A sudden shock set in when the Rana Plaza factory fell down to crumbling ash last week. When the building collapsed, over 398 unfortunate souls were trapped in the falling rubble, their lives ending with the fall of the walls. It has, however, been reported that up to 2,773 people may have escaped the ruin, but many injuries have been reported and some have been rushed to the hospital in critical condition. It was held responsible to no terrorist activity, however. The factory collapsing to rubble was traced back to a compromised building structure. The integrity of the building and the hazard it had posed had Bangladesh's Cabinet inspecting all other garment factories for structural deficiency throughout Monday morning, as to prevent another tragic destruction. The building’s unstable architecture falls blame to the factory’s owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana. He was in haste to flee to India before authorities intercepted him near the border, and he is currently awaiting questioning. Following would be a trial pushing potential charges of negligence, illegal construction, lack of building permits, and broken city codes. Facing him could also be a maximum expectancy of seven years in prison. While that may or may not sound like a long time to be sentenced, I think that is not a long enough punishment. Because of this man, many of thousands are left without jobs, but many others left where the building lies, their remains lost, leaving their families to pay the price of a tragic loss. M.S. Akbar, chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, said,”It is hardest for those family members who do not know if their loved ones are dead or alive or trapped.” I think that no one should have to suffer through abiding the plausible death of a family member, and certainly not because of a man maximizing profits to cause risk to his thousands of workers just trying to provide for their families. All along the streets, family members crowded to grasp the faint chance that a loved one would come stumbling out of the dusty wreck, waiting dusk to dawn, until fate finally prevailed against their hopes, sending them home with tears in their eyes and just mere memories of those whom they so dearly loved. (378)