The High Court (HC) has ordered Suprovat Paribahan to pay Tk 1.0 million to the family of BUP student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury who was killed in a road crash in the capital on Tuesday.
The HC bench of Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice K. M. Hafizul Alam passed the order on Wednesday after hearing on a writ filed by Supreme Court lawyer barrister Nazrul Islam Talukder.
The HC also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why directive would not be given to provide Tk 50.0 million as compensation for the death incident, reports UNB.
Secretaries to the Home Ministry, Ministry of Road, Transport and Bridges, Inspector General of police, Suprovat Paribahan authority and four others have asked to respond to the rule within two weeks.
Besides, the court asked the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), Accident Research Institute (ARI) of BUET and additional traffic commissioner of Dhaka to submit a probe report within 15 days.
Deputy Attorney General Zahid Sarwer Kajol stood for the state.
Abrar,the first year student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and son of Brig Gen (retd) Arif Ahmed Chowdhury, died after being run over by a 'Suprovat Paribahan' bus in front of the Bashundhara gate around 7:15 am on Tuesday.