Shahriar Sayeed Husain
Shahriar Sayeed Husain | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Business |
| Spouse(s) | Farah Mahbub |
| Children | 1 |
Shahriar Sayeed Husain is a Bangladeshi businessman, who owned; Shahriar Fabrics and Spectrum Sweater Industries[1] which collapsed in Savar, a sub-district near Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Spectrum factory collapse[]
On around 00:45 am BST (UTC+06:00), 11 April 2005, the nine-storied Spectrum factory in Savar collapsed. The death toll of the collapse was 73 and around 80 people were injured.[2]
Arrest and trial[]
Shahriar Sayeed Hossain and Abul Hashem Fakir surrendered to the court on 9 May 2005 after going into hiding following the collapse of the factory. They were accused of causing death by negligence.[2] Only after few days, on 24 May both of them got bail and later the two accused individuals were discharged from the court trial. The High Court took the consideration of the case that was filed by police but not by any of the victims.[3] There is still a written petition file by four injured workers to be determined.
Personal life[]
Husain married to Farah Mahbub. His wife is a high court justice and his father-in-law, Mahbubur Rahman[4] is a lawyer and ex Member of Parliament.[2]
References[]
- ^ "BGMEA requests home minister to free garment products from Shahriar Fabrics". bdnews24.com. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Buerk, Roland (9 May 2005). "Bail denied over factory collapse". BBC News. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Islam, Udisa (11 April 2014). "Spectrum factory collapse slides into oblivion". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Islam, Shariful; Ashraf, Shamim (12 April 2005). "9-storey Garment Building Crumbles at Savar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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