HC order on compensation to Rasel upheld

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division upheld a HC order that directed Green Line Paribahan to pay Tk 50 lakh as compensation to Russel Sarkar who lost his leg in an accident in the city.

The appellate bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order on Sunday.

Earlier on March 12, the High Court directed the authorities of Green Line Paribahan Ltd to compensate road crash victim Russel Sarker with Tk 50 lakh. The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader issued that order.

On April 28, last year, Russel Sarker, then a rent-a-car driver, lost one of his legs under the wheel of a Green Line Paribahan bus on the slope of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in Dholaipar area of Jatrabari.

Later, the court issued a rule why Russel won’t be compensated with one crore taka, on May 14, 2018, following a writ petition from former lawmaker Umme Kulsum Smrity. 


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