Staff Reporter :
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that directed Suprobhat Paribahan to pay Tk 10 lakh to the family of Bangladesh University of Professional’s student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury who was killed in a road crash on March 18.
A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after dismissing a petition filed by Suprobhat Paribahan seeking stay on the High Court order.
Following a writ petition, the High Court on March 20 directed Suprobhat Paribahan to give Tk 10 lakh in seven days to the family of Abrar, who was run over by a bus of the transport group.
The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government and the Suprobhat Paribahan to explain as to why they should not be directed to compensate Tk five crore to the family of Abrar for his death in the road accident.
Abrar was killed on March 18 after a bus of Suprobhat Paribahan ran him over while he was reportedly using a zebra crossing near the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area, triggering firestorm of protests.
The victim, Abrar, himself a road safety campaigner, met this tragic end when Dhaka Metropolitan Police was observing traffic week to bring discipline on the city streets.
