Bangladesh: A 'New Sense of Urgency,' Post-Tragedy

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NEW YORK, May 8, 2013 — Ejaj Ahmad, founder and president of Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) and an Asia Society Asia 21 Fellow, describes what needs to happen in order to prevent future catastrophes like the building collapse that killed hundreds of garment industry workers in Dhaka in April 2013.

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