They also demanded identification of vulnerable factories situated in the multi-storied buildings within 15 days to ensure workers' safety and adequate compensation to the victims.

Nagorik Sanghati, Dhanmondi Paribesh Unnayan Jote (DPUJ), Green Voice and Dhanmondi Abashik Malik Kalyan Samity (DAMKS) jointly organised the programme in front of the High Court.

They also submitted a memorandum to the ministry of Housing and Public Works regarding their demands.

Speakers said many buildings in the city were built violating the construction rules and tendency to violate the building code is leading the country to a dangerous position.

Despite the legal obligation of the workers' safety in the work place in the country, the law cannot be enforced for some greedy men in the administration, they alleged.

Addressing the programme, Bapa president Prof Muzaffer Ahmad said although the garment sector is the leading foreign currency earning industry, most of the factories do not have proper worker safety arrangement.

He also said the building that collapsed at Tejgaon was built on a weak structure so the government must be strict in enforcing construction rules.

He demanded exemplary punishment to the ministers and Rajuk officials involved in the killing.

Dr A S M Atiqur Rahman, former procter of Dhaka University and president of Nagorik Sanghati, Sharifuzzaman Sharif, general secretary of Nagorik Sanghati, Golam Kibria, coordinator of Biswa Sahittya Kendra, Dr Sultana Alam, convenor of DPUJ, Rawshan Alam, president of (DAMKS) and Alamgir Kabir, coordinator of Green Voice also spoke on the occasion.