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	'''Mohammad Sohel Rana''' (born 1977) is the owner of Rana Plaza<ref name=banglanews24.com>{{cite news \|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=efb9833652b01e4834fd4226292f97b7&nttl=2904201368801 \|title=Sohel Rana's father arrested in city \|work=[[Bangla News 24]] \|date=29 April 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512012105/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=efb9833652b01e4834fd4226292f97b7&nttl=2904201368801 \|archivedate=12 May ~~2013~~}}</ref> which [[2013 Savar building collapse\|collapsed]] in [[Savar]], a sub-district near [[Dhaka]], the capital of Bangladesh. He is a [[Jubo League]] leader of [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-22366454 \|title=Profile: Rana Plaza owner Mohammad Sohel Rana \|last=Mustafa \|first=Sabir \|date=3 May 2013 \|work=BBC News \|last2=Islam \|first2=Shyadul}}</ref>		'''Mohammad Sohel Rana''' (born 1977) is the owner of Rana Plaza<ref name=banglanews24.com>{{cite news \|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=efb9833652b01e4834fd4226292f97b7&nttl=2904201368801 \|title=Sohel Rana's father arrested in city \|work=[[Bangla News 24]] \|date=29 April 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512012105/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=efb9833652b01e4834fd4226292f97b7&nttl=2904201368801 \|archivedate=12 May 2022}}</ref> which [[2013 Savar building collapse\|collapsed]] in [[Savar]], a sub-district near [[Dhaka]], the capital of Bangladesh. He is a [[Jubo League]] leader of [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-22366454 \|title=Profile: Rana Plaza owner Mohammad Sohel Rana \|last=Mustafa \|first=Sabir \|date=3 May 2013 \|work=BBC News \|last2=Islam \|first2=Shyadul}}</ref>

	==Rana Plaza collapse==		==Rana Plaza collapse==
	{{Main\|2013 ~~Savar building~~ collapse}}		{{Main\|2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse}}
	Rana and his father Abdul Khalek built Rana Plaza in 2006, after they reportedly had bullied off co-owners and falsified deeds to acquire full possession. He obtained permits from political allies to expand the building to five floors.<ref name=yardley1>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/world/asia/bangladesh-garment-industry-reliant-on-flimsy-oversight.html \|title=Bangladesh Garment Industry Reliant on Flimsy Oversight \|author=Jim Yardley \|author-link=Jim Yardley \|newspaper=The New York Times \|date=30 April ~~2013~~}}</ref> On 23 April 2013, explosion-like sounds led people to bring in an engineer to inspect the building. After observing large cracks in supporting columns, the engineer fled the building and urged everyone to evacuate. Rana, who fielded local journalists on the bottom floor, told these reporters that the plaster on the wall was broken.<ref name=yardley1/> The next day, Rana and the factory owners urged workers to return to their jobs. When a generator on an upper floor switched on and shook the building, the building collapsed, killing 1,134 people and wounding an estimated 2,500 others.		Rana and his father Abdul Khalek built Rana Plaza in 2006, after they reportedly had bullied off co-owners and falsified deeds to acquire full possession. He obtained permits from political allies to expand the building to five floors.<ref name=yardley1>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/world/asia/bangladesh-garment-industry-reliant-on-flimsy-oversight.html \|title=Bangladesh Garment Industry Reliant on Flimsy Oversight \|author=Jim Yardley \|author-link=Jim Yardley \|newspaper=The New York Times \|date=30 April 2022}}</ref> On 23 April 2013, explosion-like sounds led people to bring in an engineer to inspect the building. After observing large cracks in supporting columns, the engineer fled the building and urged everyone to evacuate. Rana, who fielded local journalists on the bottom floor, told these reporters that the plaster on the wall was broken.<ref name=yardley1/> The next day, Rana and the factory owners urged workers to return to their jobs. When a generator on an upper floor switched on and shook the building, the building collapsed, killing 1,134 people and wounding an estimated 2,500 others.
	Rana's building was not built to facilitate factories. It was built to store shops and other small stores. Rana Plaza was not strong enough to handle the vibrations and power from the heavy machinery used by factories.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/report-on-bangladesh-building-collapse-finds-widespread-blame.html \|author=Jim Yardley \|author-link=Jim Yardley \|title=Report on Bangladesh Building Collapse Finds Widespread Blame \|newspaper=The New York Times \|date=22 May ~~2013~~}}</ref>		Rana's building was not built to facilitate factories. It was built to store shops and other small stores. Rana Plaza was not strong enough to handle the vibrations and power from the heavy machinery used by factories.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/report-on-bangladesh-building-collapse-finds-widespread-blame.html \|author=Jim Yardley \|author-link=Jim Yardley \|title=Report on Bangladesh Building Collapse Finds Widespread Blame \|newspaper=The New York Times \|date=22 May 2022}}</ref>

	==Arrest and trial==		==Arrest and trial==
	~~{{Update\|section\|date=July 2021}}~~
	[[Rapid Action Battalion]] members arrested Sohel Rana from [[Benapole]] in [[Jessore District]] on 28 April 2013, four days after the Savar tragedy.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Collapsed building owner arrested on India border \|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628226/Collapsed-building-owner-arrested-on-India-border.html \|work=[[Deseret News]] \|date=28 April 2013\|accessdate=October 30, 2017\|first1=Julhas \|last1=Alam\|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>		[[Rapid Action Battalion]] members arrested Sohel Rana from [[Benapole]] in [[Jessore District]] on 28 April 2013, four days after the Savar tragedy.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Collapsed building owner arrested on India border \|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628226/Collapsed-building-owner-arrested-on-India-border.html \|work=[[Deseret News]] \|date=28 April 2013\|accessdate=October 30, 2017\|first1=Julhas \|last1=Alam\|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

	In March 2014, Rana was granted six months' bail in the [[Dhaka High Court\|High Court]]. This prompted angry reactions from labour leaders. However, Rana was not released from jail as other charges filed by police were pending.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bail-for-rana-plaza-owner-16994 \|title=Bail for Rana Plaza owner \|date=24 March 2014 \|work=The Daily Star \|accessdate=October 30, ~~2017~~}}</ref>		In March 2014, Rana was granted six months' bail in the [[Dhaka High Court\|High Court]]. This prompted angry reactions from labour leaders. However, Rana was not released from jail as other charges filed by police were pending.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bail-for-rana-plaza-owner-16994 \|title=Bail for Rana Plaza owner \|date=24 March 2014 \|work=The Daily Star \|accessdate=October 30, 2022}}</ref>

	On 29 August 2017, Rana was sentenced to a maximum three year imprisonment by a court for failing to declare his personal wealth to [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)\|Bangladesh's anti-graft commission]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41082448 \|title=Rana Plaza collapse: Sohel Rana jailed for corruption \|work=BBC News \|date=29 August 2017\|accessdate=October 30, ~~2017~~}}</ref> The trials for murder and other charges ~~have been~~ delayed due to appeals to the [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/rana-plaza-owner-jailed-years-corruption-170829161742916.html \|title=Rana Plaza owner jailed for three years over corruption \|work=[[Al Jazeera]] \|date=30 August 2017\|accessdate=October 30, ~~2017~~}}</ref> ~~As of September 2021, the~~ murder trial ~~has not yet started~~.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=https://~~bdnews24~~.com/~~bangladesh~~/~~2020/04/24~~/bangladesh-~~fails~~-to-~~begin~~-~~trial~~-~~seven~~-years-~~after~~-~~deadly~~-~~rana~~-~~plaza~~-~~disaster~~\|title=~~Bangladesh fails to begin trial seven~~ years after ~~deadly Rana Plaza~~ disaster\|date=~~Apr~~ 24~~, 2020~~\|~~accessdate~~=~~July 13, 2021~~\|~~work~~=~~bdnews24.com~~}}</ref>		On 29 August 2017, Rana was sentenced to a maximum three year imprisonment by a court for failing to declare his personal wealth to [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)\|Bangladesh's anti-graft commission]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41082448 \|title=Rana Plaza collapse: Sohel Rana jailed for corruption \|work=BBC News \|date=29 August 2017\|accessdate=October 30, 2022}}</ref> The trials for murder and other charges were delayed due to appeals to the [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/rana-plaza-owner-jailed-years-corruption-170829161742916.html \|title=Rana Plaza owner jailed for three years over corruption \|work=[[Al Jazeera]] \|date=30 August 2017\|accessdate=October 30, 2022}}</ref> The murder trial resumed in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-02-01 \|title=Murder trial over Bangladesh factory collapse resumes after five years \|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220201-murder-trial-over-bangladesh-factory-collapse-resumes-after-five-years \|url-status=live \|access-date=2022-05-24 \|website=[[France 24]] \|language=en}}</ref> Rana, his parents Abdul Khaleque and Morjina Begum, and 34 others were charged with causing the deaths of the workers, along with four others charged for sheltering Rana.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-04-24 \|title=Rana Plaza disaster: Trials still in infancy 6 years after charge framing \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/04/24/rana-plaza-disaster-trials-still-in-infancy-6-years-after-charge-framing \|access-date=2022-05-24 \|website=[[Dhaka Tribune]] \|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*{{cite web \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/sohel-rana-the-true-face-of-politics \|title=Sohel Rana: The true face of politics \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=6 May ~~2013~~}}		*{{cite web \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/sohel-rana-the-true-face-of-politics \|title=Sohel Rana: The true face of politics \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=6 May 2022}}

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'''Mohammad Sohel Rana''' (born 1977) is the owner of Rana Plaza<ref name=banglanews24.com>{{cite news |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=efb9833652b01e4834fd4226292f97b7&nttl=2904201368801 |title=Sohel Rana's father arrested in city |work=[[Bangla News 24]] |date=29 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512012105/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=efb9833652b01e4834fd4226292f97b7&nttl=2904201368801 |archivedate=12 May 2013}}</ref> which [[2013 Savar building collapse|collapsed]] in [[Savar]], a sub-district near [[Dhaka]], the capital of Bangladesh. He is a [[Jubo League]] leader of [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-22366454 |title=Profile: Rana Plaza owner Mohammad Sohel Rana |last=Mustafa |first=Sabir |date=3 May 2013 |work=BBC News |last2=Islam |first2=Shyadul}}</ref>

==Rana Plaza collapse==
{{Main|2013 Savar building collapse}}
Rana and his father Abdul Khalek built Rana Plaza in 2006, after they reportedly had bullied off co-owners and falsified deeds to acquire full possession. He obtained permits from political allies to expand the building to five floors.<ref name=yardley1>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/world/asia/bangladesh-garment-industry-reliant-on-flimsy-oversight.html |title=Bangladesh Garment Industry Reliant on Flimsy Oversight |author=Jim Yardley |author-link=Jim Yardley |newspaper=The New York Times |date=30 April 2013}}</ref> On 23 April 2013, explosion-like sounds led people to bring in an engineer to inspect the building. After observing large cracks in supporting columns, the engineer fled the building and urged everyone to evacuate. Rana, who fielded local journalists on the bottom floor, told these reporters that the plaster on the wall was broken.<ref name=yardley1/> The next day, Rana and the factory owners urged workers to return to their jobs. When a generator on an upper floor switched on and shook the building, the building collapsed, killing 1,134 people and wounding an estimated 2,500 others.
Rana's building was not built to facilitate factories. It was built to store shops and other small stores. Rana Plaza was not strong enough to handle the vibrations and power from the heavy machinery used by factories.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/report-on-bangladesh-building-collapse-finds-widespread-blame.html |author=Jim Yardley |author-link=Jim Yardley |title=Report on Bangladesh Building Collapse Finds Widespread Blame |newspaper=The New York Times |date=22 May 2013}}</ref>

==Arrest and trial==
{{Update|section|date=July 2021}}
[[Rapid Action Battalion]] members arrested Sohel Rana from [[Benapole]] in [[Jessore District]] on 28 April 2013, four days after the Savar tragedy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Collapsed building owner arrested on India border |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628226/Collapsed-building-owner-arrested-on-India-border.html |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=28 April 2013|accessdate=October 30, 2017|first1=Julhas |last1=Alam|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

In March 2014, Rana was granted six months' bail in the [[Dhaka High Court|High Court]]. This prompted angry reactions from labour leaders. However, Rana was not released from jail as other charges filed by police were pending.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bail-for-rana-plaza-owner-16994 |title=Bail for Rana Plaza owner |date=24 March 2014 |work=The Daily Star |accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>

On 29 August 2017, Rana was sentenced to a maximum three year imprisonment by a court for failing to declare his personal wealth to [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)|Bangladesh's anti-graft commission]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41082448 |title=Rana Plaza collapse: Sohel Rana jailed for corruption |work=BBC News |date=29 August 2017|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref> The trials for murder and other charges have been delayed due to appeals to the [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/rana-plaza-owner-jailed-years-corruption-170829161742916.html |title=Rana Plaza owner jailed for three years over corruption |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |date=30 August 2017|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref> As of September 2021, the murder trial has not yet started.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/04/24/bangladesh-fails-to-begin-trial-seven-years-after-deadly-rana-plaza-disaster|title=Bangladesh fails to begin trial seven years after deadly Rana Plaza disaster|date=Apr 24, 2020|accessdate=July 13, 2021|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

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==Further reading==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/sohel-rana-the-true-face-of-politics |title=Sohel Rana: The true face of politics |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=6 May 2013}}

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