Petition seeks Tk5cr compensation for viaduct fall victims

A writ petition has been filed seeking High Court  order on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project to give Tk5 crore as compensation to the families of Uttara viaduct fall victims.

Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Md Zakaria Khan submitted the petition as a public interest litigation to the HC, requesting it to seek report from the BRT on the steps it has taken to ensure public safety in its project in last five years.

The petitioner also urged the HC to direct the authorities concerned to ensure safety measures in the projects of BRTP.

Five people of a family were killed after a segment of a viaduct fell from a crane on a car in Dhaka's Uttara area on August 15.