HC for giving Tk 50 lk each to 4 accident victims’ families
The High Court (HC) issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why the court shall not pass order to pay Taka 50 lakh each to the families of four road accident victims in Dhaka and Chattogram, BSS reports.
A High Court division bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil issued the rule, asking home secretary, road, transport secretary, chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), inspector general of police, Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner and Chattogram Metropolitan Police commissioner to reply to the rule within four weeks.
The court also directed to give Taka one lakh each to the bereaved families within 15 days as interim compensation.
The HC came up with the order after holding primary hearing on a writ filed on public interest. Barrister Abdul Halim, aided by Jamiul Huq Faisal, moved the writ before the court.
An 8th-grader died on January 22 in Chattogram, while a college student died in the port city on January 16 in road accidents. Two school-going siblings were also killed in a road accident in Keraniganj area on January 28.
Children Charity Bangladesh Foundation and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust filed the writ after those sad incidents.
“The court has directed the authorities concerned to file reports on steps taken after those accidents, identities of the victims, killer drivers and owners of the concerned vehicles,” Barrister Abdul Halim said.
Barrister Halim said the court has fixed April 15 for passing further order in this regard.
