DHAKA: Bangladeshi police hunted a fugitive factory boss Tuesday after claims that workers making cheap clothes for Western firms including Walmart were told that an alarm for a deadly fire was a routine drill.
Ahead of the first mass burials for the fire's 110 victims, Bangladesh held a day of mourning. Green and red national flags flew at half mast alongside black flags on top of government offices and the country's 4,500 garment factories.
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