Bangladesh factory collapse survivors turn to theatre

2,551 views · Published 20 April 2014 · 2:16 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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Survivors of the 2013 factory collapse in Bangladesh are turning to theatre to deal with the trauma of the tragedy.  More than 1100 people died when then Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed outside the country's capital Dhaka.  Many survivors say that they are scarred by the memories of what happened and suffer nightmares, as they try to live with the memory of what happened. They say theatre has helped them think positively.  Al Jazeera's Maher Sattar reports from Savar in Bangladesh.

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