Court bids to 'detain' fire factory owner

The High Court in Bangladesh’s capital today asked authorities to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer said.

The High Court made the request in response to a petition seeking the arrest of Delwar Hossain, the owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd. It also asked authorities to bring Hossain before the court on May 30.