HC order on Rajib’s compensation deferred

The High Court on Thursday deferred to 20 June the verdict of a writ over paying Tk 10 million in compensation to the family of Rajib Hossain, reports UNB.

The bench of justice JBM Hassan and justice Khairul Alam fixed the date.

After concluding a hearing on the rule on 19 May, the court fixed Thursday (today) to deliver the verdict.

Lawyer Ruhul Kuddus stood for the writ, lawyer Mohammad Rafiul Islam for Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation and deputy attorney general Motaher Hossain for the state.

Rajib lost his right arm after it got stuck between two buses at Karwan Bazar intersection on 4 April last year. He succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital 11 days later.

The High Court on 8 May last year ordered the owners of 'Sajan Paribahan' and Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation to pay Tk 5.0 million each (Tk 1 crore in total) to Rajib's family.

But the order was stayed by the Appellate Division on 22 May. The apex court directed the High Court to form an independent committee to fix the compensation and find out who is responsible for the accident.