In Bangladesh, will a legal system 'full of holes' prosecute those responsible for the Rana Plaza factory collapse?

The World | Apr 24, 2014
Bangladeshis today are honoring the memory of those killed one year ago in the deadly factory collapse at Rana Plaza. Building owner Sohel Rana and several factory owners are in jail awaiting trial. Zafar Sobhan, the editor of the Dhaka Tribune explains why prosecution of the men would be a big step forward for the weak Bangladeshi justice system.

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