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BSS-13
HC-COMPENSATION-ROAD-ACCIDENT
HC for giving families of 5 road accident victims Tk 1 lakh each
DHAKA, Feb 11, 2019 (BSS) – The High Court (HC) today ordered
authorities concerned to give Taka one lakh each to the families of five road
accident victims in 15 days.
The five victims are Faiza Tahsina, 10, Md Miraz Khan, 5, Nusrat
Chowdhury, 23, Liza Akter, 9, and Ahmed Rifat, 6.
A High Court division bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and
Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order after holding hearing on a writ
petition filed in this regard said.
“The court asked home, transport secretaries and chairman of BRTA to
comply with the order,” Barrister Md Abdul Halim, who moved the writ before
the court, told newsmen.
The HC also issued a rule, asking the authorities concerned to explain
in four weeks why they shall not be directed to give Taka 50 lakh in
compensation to each of the families of the victims.
Children Charity Bangladesh Foundation and Bangladesh Legal Aid and
Services Trust (BLAST) filed the writ in public interest. A total of 18
officials including home and transport secretaries have been made respondents
in the writ.
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