- At least 31 people died in a fire at a factory in Bangladesh near the capital of Dhaka.
- An explosion was reported at the packaging factory before the blaze consumed the building.
- Factory safety has been a major point of concern for companies such as Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Gaps (NYSE:GPS), and Hennes and Mauritz (OTCPK:HNNMY, OTCPK:HMRZF) that source from the region.