Sohel Rana

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Mohammad Sohel Rana (* 1978 ) is a Bangladeshi politician and is said to have been a leading member of the local branch of the Jubo League , the youth department of the ruling Awami League party.

Factory collapse in 2013

Rana owned the Rana Plaza factory building . The collapse of this building, in which more than 1,100 people were killed and around 2,500 injured, is considered to be the worst industrial accident in the history of Bangladesh. Sohel Rana was arrested a few days after the collapse. In August 2017, he received a first 3-year prison sentence for refusing to reveal his financial circumstances. The allegation of (mass) murder in connection with the factory collapse in Sabhar is still pending . He faces the death penalty for this .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ VICE Staff: Meet Sohel Rana, the Most Hated Man in Bangladesh , Vice.com May, 2013.
  2. ↑ 80 dead, 800 hurt in Savar high-rise collapse. bdnews24.com, April 24, 2013, updated: April 25, 2013
  3. ↑ http://bdnews24.com/politics/2013/04/29/savar-juba-league-dissolved
  4. ↑ Sabir Mustafa & Shyadul Islam BBC Bengali Service: Profile: Rana Plaza owner Mohammad Sohel Rana
  5. ↑ deseretnews.com: Collapsed building owner arrested on India border
  6. ↑ bbc.com: Rana Plaza collapse: Sohel Rana jailed for corruption
personal data
SURNAME Rana, Sohel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lana, Mohammad Sohel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bangladeshi politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1978