DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued arrest warrant against six people, including the managing director of Tazreen Fashions Ltd, in a murder case filed over the devastating fire in the factory.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Wasim Sheikh passed the order to arrest the six fugitives after hearing over acceptability of the chargesheet submitted against them at 10:30am.

On December 22, Criminal Investigation Department of police submitted charge sheet against 13 people including the managing director Delwar Hossain and his wife over the fire at Tazreen Fashions Ltd.

On November 24 last year, a deadly inferno in Tazreen Fashion Limited had killed over 111 workers.

After 13 months of the incident, police submitted the charge sheet.

BDST: 1202 HRS, DEC 31, 2013
Edited By: Shameem Reza, Newsroom Editor/ Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor