What next for Bangladesh?

The collapse of the eight-storey Rana Plaza in the Savar district of Dhaka on April 24 that killed 1,127 people was clearly a terrible human disaster. It has led to recriminations, soul-searching about the standards in Bangladesh’s $20 billion readymade garment industry (RMG) and government action. But, not least, it has also turned the focus on the country’s other potential export sectors as a way to move up the value chain.