A Bangladesh court on Tuesday (Aug 29) jailed the Rana Plaza owner for three years for graft, the first of many charges laid against him after the garment factory complex collapsed in 2013 and killed more than 1,130 people.

Sohel Rana was given the maximum three-year sentence by a special court in Dhaka for failing to declare his personal wealth to Bangladesh's anti-graft commission…

"This is the first time he has been convicted and jailed", prosecutor Salahuddin Eskander told AFP.

Eskander said Rana, who faces four other charges including murder for his role in one of the world's worst industrial tragedies, was in court for the verdict…

Bangladeshi activists welcomed the verdict against Rana, but urged prosecutors to fast-track a court date for his murder trial…