Green Line Paribahan asked to compensate Russel today

The High Court has ordered Green Line Paribahan to pay the compensation money by 3:00pm today to Russel Sarker, the youth who lost a leg after a bus of the agency ran him over in April 2018.

The bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader fixed 3:00pm for passing further order if Green Line Paribahan does not comply with its order in time.

The bench passed the order after Green Line Paribahan sought one month to comply with its order for compensating Tk 50 lakh to Russell Sarker.

Green Line Paribahan owner, Md Alauddin, appeared before the High Court bench this morning and said that he could not comply with its order because he was sick.

The court expressed deep dissatisfaction saying that Russell Sarker was a daily worker before losing his leg under a bus of the company, but the Green Line Paribahan did not compensate him although it is running its business.

Earlier on April 4, the HC ordered Green Line Paribahan to pay Tk 50 lakh to Russell by April 10 (today), saying that it would pass an order for confiscation of buses if the transport company did not pay the money within the time frame.

The HC also asked the company not to sell tickets for April 11 (tomorrow) if it failed to pay the money.

Russell was knocked down by a Green Line bus near Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in the capital's Dholaipar on April 28 last year.

The incident happened after an altercation broke out between Russell and the bus driver over rear-ending his car. As Russell chased down the bus, the bus driver ran him over.

Source: thedailystar