Bus owner asked to pay Tk 1m to Abrar’s family

The High Court on Wednesday ordered Suprovat Paribahan to pay Tk 1 million to the family of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury who was killed in a road crash in the capital on Tuesday, reports UNB.

The HC bench of justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and justice KM Hafizul Alam passed the order after hearing on a writ filed by Supreme Court lawyer 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 million as compensation for the death incident.

Secretaries to the home ministry, the road, transport and bridges ministry, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suprovat Paribahan authority and four others have been asked to respond to the rule within two weeks.

The court also 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, son of retired brigadier general Arif Ahmed Chowdhury, died after being run over by a 'Suprovat Paribahan' bus in front of the Bashundhara gate around 7:15am on Tuesday.