Staff Reporter :
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday fixed May 15 for delivering its verdict on the rule over compensating Tk 1 crore to the family of Rajib Hossain, who died after losing his hand that got stuck between two buses in the capital last year.
The HC Bench of Justice J B M Hasan and Justice Md Khairul Alam set the date after concluding hearing on the rule yesterday.
After two weeks in coma, Rajib Hossain, a third-year student of Government Titumir College, breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College
Hospital (DMCH) on April 17.
Rajib lost the hand after it got stuck between the two speeding buses of BRTC and Swajan Paribahan, which were trying to overtake each other on April 3.
After publishing the photograph of Rajib’s hanging hand on April 4, Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal, a Supreme Court lawyer, the same day, filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking necessary order for the treatment of Rajib and ensuring free movement of people.
After Rajib’s death, Barrister Kazal filed a supplementary petition in the court demanding compensation for his family members. On May 8, HC ordered the bus companies to pay Tk 1 crore to Rajib’s family as compensation. BRTC and Swajan Paribahan challenged the HC order.
On May 22, 2018, the Supreme Court stayed the High Court order that directed the owners of two buses— BRTC and Swajan Paribahan— to pay Tk one crore to the family of Rajib Hossain.
The SC also asked the HC to form an independent committee to assess the liabilities of the accident and the HC formed a three-member committee to assess the liabilities and compensation for his family members.
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday fixed May 15 for delivering its verdict on the rule over compensating Tk 1 crore to the family of Rajib Hossain, who died after losing his hand that got stuck between two buses in the capital last year.
The HC Bench of Justice J B M Hasan and Justice Md Khairul Alam set the date after concluding hearing on the rule yesterday.
After two weeks in coma, Rajib Hossain, a third-year student of Government Titumir College, breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College
Hospital (DMCH) on April 17.
Rajib lost the hand after it got stuck between the two speeding buses of BRTC and Swajan Paribahan, which were trying to overtake each other on April 3.
After publishing the photograph of Rajib’s hanging hand on April 4, Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal, a Supreme Court lawyer, the same day, filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking necessary order for the treatment of Rajib and ensuring free movement of people.
After Rajib’s death, Barrister Kazal filed a supplementary petition in the court demanding compensation for his family members. On May 8, HC ordered the bus companies to pay Tk 1 crore to Rajib’s family as compensation. BRTC and Swajan Paribahan challenged the HC order.
On May 22, 2018, the Supreme Court stayed the High Court order that directed the owners of two buses— BRTC and Swajan Paribahan— to pay Tk one crore to the family of Rajib Hossain.
The SC also asked the HC to form an independent committee to assess the liabilities of the accident and the HC formed a three-member committee to assess the liabilities and compensation for his family members.
