Bangladesh death toll hits 304

Army spokesman Shahinul Islam on Friday put the death toll from the April 24 collapse at 304.

He said more than 2,300 people have been rescued, including 72 on Friday, since the eight-story building of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed.

The new death toll was announced as thousands of people still surrounded the site of the incident, in the Dhaka suburb of Savar, in search of missing relatives.

On Thursday, demonstrators took to the streets of Dhaka to protest against poor working conditions and safety standards, with Western clothing retailers blamed for failing to provide basic working standards for their Asian suppliers.

Police officials say Rana Plaza factory owners had ignored warnings against allowing workers into the building after deep cracks were detected in the walls the day before the collapse.

Last November, more than 110 workers died in a blaze that engulfed a factory in an industrial suburb of Dhaka. Over 70 people were also killed when a garment factory building collapsed in the same area in 2005.

MRS/JR

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