孟加拉国厂房坍塌死亡人数超过500

Police in Bangladesh have arrested the engineer who warned of cracks in an eight-story factory complex that collapsed last week（April 24）, killing more than 500 people.

Abdur Razzak Khan last week warned of cracks in the building a day before it collapsed. Police say they arrested him because of his role in the original construction of the building. This brings to nine the number of people arrested since the factory collapsed April 24. Among the detainees were the owner of the building, the owners of several factories housed inside, and engineers responsible for its construction.

Police said Friday the death toll has risen to 501, as new bodies were discovered in the ruins overnight.

On Thursday, the nation\'s textile industry reopened, a week after a work shutdown prompted by the building collapse near Dhaka.

The mayor of Savar, the site of the collapse, was suspended from office Thursday as garment workers returned to their jobs.  Local officials say charges will be brought against Mohammad Refat Ullah in connection with the country\'s largest industrial disaster.

Meanwhile, rescue workers are continuing to use heavy equipment to clear the site. Officials expect the number of victims to rise as 150 people remain unaccounted for.  More than 3,000 people were in the building when it collapsed.

阿卜杜尔•拉扎克•汗上个星期在大楼坍塌的前一天警告说，大楼出现裂痕。警方说，他们逮捕这名工程师，是因为他参与了这座大楼原来的施工。自从4月24日大楼坍塌以来警方已经逮捕了总共9名与坍塌有关的涉案人员。被逮捕的其中包括楼房的主人，几家制衣厂的老板以及负责大楼施工的工程师。

警方星期五说，死亡人数已经上升到501人。在此之前，救援人员昨天晚上从废墟中又找到更多的尸体。

由于在达卡附近外这栋大楼坍塌，而被停工一个星期后的孟加拉国纺织业星期四又重新开工。

在制衣厂工人返回工作的同时，大楼坍塌的这个萨瓦市的市长星期四被停职。当地官员说，穆罕默德.里法特.乌拉因涉案孟加拉国最大的工业灾难将受到起诉。

与此同时，救援人员继续使用重型设备清理坍塌现场。官员预计，由于仍有150人下落不明，死亡人数还会上升。这座制衣厂大楼坍塌时，当时里边有3000多人。