Death of Jihad: SC upholds Tk 20 lakh compensation
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that directed Bangladesh Railway and Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence to give Tk 20 lakh as compensation to the parents of four-year-old Jihad, who died after falling into a deep shaft in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur area in December 2014.
A four-member bench of the appellate division of the SC, headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, passed the order after dismissing two separate leave-to-appeal petitions filed by Bangladesh Railway and Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence challenging the HC verdict.
Following a writ petition filed by rights organisation Children Charity Bangladesh Foundation, the HC on February 18, 2016, had delivered its short judgment directing the respondents to pay compensation to Jihad's family, but did not specify the amount.
The HC released the full verdict of the case on October 8 last year, asking the respondents to pay Tk 20 lakh as compensation to his parents within 90 days.
Meanwhile, the HC on July 3 this year summoned the director general of Bangladesh Railway to appear before it on August 14 for not complying with its directive.
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