Ministry stands by Rajib’s brothers

Senior Correspondent: The Social Welfare Ministry has taken responsibility to bear the educational expenses of the two younger brothers of Rajib Hasan who died following a tragic road accident in Dhaka.

The ministry has also decided to hand over Tk 50,000 to Rajib's family at a time.

Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon made the assertion at his secretariat office on Wednesday.

Menon said, "A decision has been taken to give Tk 50,000 to Rajib's family at a time. We have made communication with Rajib's family. We have decided to take responsibility to bear the educationalexpenses of Rajib’s two brothers -- Mehedi Hasan Bappi and Abdullah Hridoy -- if his family wants."

On April 3, Rajib Hasan, a 2nd year student of Govt Titumir College, was going to attend his classes by a double-decker bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BTRC). He was standing on the rear gate dangling his right hand outside as the bus was overcrowded.

When the bus got stranded at the Sonargaon crossing near Panthakunja park, a 'Sajan Paribahan' bus tried to make its way through the narrow space in between the BRTC bus and the footpath. However, Rajib's right hand was pressed in between the two buses and got severed from the elbow.

Later on Tuesday, Rajib lost his battle at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Rajib had been both elder brother and guardian to 14-year-old Abdullah Hridoy and 15-year-old Mehedi Hasan Bappi after their father died in 2007.

Their mother had died when Rajib was only eight years old and the youngest brother was just 10 months. They had all been looked after by extended family members.


risingbd/Dhaka/April 18, 2018/Noimuddin/AI