Judge Obaidul Hasan pronounced the verdict Tuesday against Abdul Quader Mollah in a packed courtroom at the High Court in Dhaka.

NPR: Bangladesh Jails Islamic Party Leader To Life

"The biggest human right is the right for survival, " said commerce minister Ghulam Mohammed Quader in an interview before the latest disaster.

BBC: The dark underworld of Bangladesh's clothes industry

One senior BNP leader, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury is already in jail.

BBC: Bangladesh's watershed war crimes moment

Bangladesh commerce minister Mohammed Quader admitted in a recent interview that the government didn't do enough to "discourage" the worst operators "because we wanted the jobs".

BBC: News - Dhaka Rana Plaza collapse: Pressure tells on retailers and government

Mr Quader says the government "did not do enough" to discourage the worst practices in the business, as cut-throat operators have cashed in on the garment boom over the last decade.

BBC: Dhaka Rana Plaza survivor's search for missing sister

And that is Bangladesh's advantage says Mr Quader.

BBC: Dhaka Rana Plaza survivor's search for missing sister