Bangladesh building death toll passes 750

The death toll from the collapsed Bangladesh factory has passed 750 after more bodies were found. Source: AAP

THE death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh has passed 750 after a dozen more bodies were found in the rubble, a fortnight after the disaster.

Army spokesman Lieutenant Mir Rabbi on Wednesday told AFP the "toll now stands at 752" but a general overseeing the operation warned it was likely to rise further.

More than 3000 garment workers were on shift at the Rana Plaza complex at the time of the collapse on the morning of April 24, making clothing for Western retailers such as Britain's Primark and the Spanish label Mango.

Officials overseeing the disaster operation have said a total of 2437 people have been rescued from the ruins of the building which housed a total of five garment factories in the town of Savar, a suburb of the capital Dhaka.

Brigadier General Siddiqul Alam Sikder told AFP the cranes and bulldozers were clearing debris on the third floor and the stench of bodies trapped in the lower floors and under the beams suggest the toll would rise.

"We're expecting to find some bodies because we still haven't reached the bottom. We've finished around 70 per cent of the job," he said.

Fearful that Western brands may turn their backs on Bangladesh, the government has announced a high-level panel to inspect thousands of garment factories for building flaws.

The April 24 collapse was the latest in a string of deadly accidents, including a factory fire last November that killed 111 garment workers.

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