The
picture of Reshma Begum being pulled from the rubble in the aftermath
of the collapse of a Bangladesh clothes factory was a potent symbol
of hope seen around the world.
The
19-year-old endured 17 days in the wreckage of the eight-storey Rana
Plaza building, where 1,129 people were killed in April in the
clothing industry's worst disaster, before she was dramatically
rescued.
But
the apparently miraculous rescue was faked by Bangladeshi authorities
as a damage-control exercise to protect the reputation of the
nation's lucrative garments industry, according to a former
colleague.
The
tragedy of losing more than a thousand lives was forgotten by the
victory of saving one.
The
official story states workers had all but given up hope of finding
anyone alive after 17 days but heard her cries seconds before they
were due to smash the concrete with heavy machinery, which would have
brought the chunks falling down on her.
But
the unnamed man claims Miss Begum escaped from the third floor with
him on the day the building collapsed.
He
said: 'We escaped together. We both walked away from the rubble
We
spent two days in hospital but then she vanished. The next time I saw
her was on TV 17 days later.
'They
said it was a miracle. But it was a fake.'
Anti-government
campaigners played his testimony to Sunday Mirror reporters.
He is reported to have gone into hiding over fears of government
reprisal.
That's a good idea son. This is a £1bn clothing industry not a 1 kobo one. They will do anything to save it. It obvious the story is a fake.
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