Bangladesh Factory Collapse Toll Passes 1,000

The eight-storey building contained a clothing factory, a bank and several other shops. It collapsed during the morning rush hour on April 25. Photo by EPA/BGNES

The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage, BBC reported.

The eight-storey Rana Plaza factory building near Dhaka collapsed on 24 April with an unknown number inside.

The authorities say about 2,500 people were injured in the accident and 2,437 people were rescued.

The recovery operation is expected to finish on Friday. The rubble will then be shifted by bulldozers.

On Friday morning, officials said a total of 1,021 bodies had been recovered from the debris of the fallen factory building in Savar.

Many bodies were decomposed, but could be identified by mobile phones in their pockets or staff passes, Army Captain Shahnewaz Zakaria said, adding that "most [of the dead] are female garment workers".

The authorities are taking DNA samples from the victims, which can be used in future compensation claims, AFP news agency reported.

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