HC orders to provide Tk 1cr to Rajib's family

The High Court has directed to provide Tk 1 crore as compensation to the family of Govt Titumir College student Rajib Hasan who died after getting his right arm lost being pressed between two buses in the city.   

Announcing the directive on Tuesday, the HC said that Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BTRC) and Sajan Paribahan have to pay the compensation money. 

Rajib died on April 16 night at the Intensive Care Unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). He had been kept on life support at the hospital since April 10.

On April 3, Rajib Hasan, a 2nd year student of Govt Titumir College, was going to attend his classes by a double-decker bus of BRTC. He was standing on the rear gate dangling his right hand outside as the bus was overcrowded.

When the bus got stranded at the Sonargaon crossing near Panthakunja park, a ‘Sajan Paribahan’ bus tried to make its way through the narrow space in between the BRTC bus and the footpath. However, Rajib's right hand was pressed in between the two buses and got severed from the elbow.

Being rescued, the victim was first taken to MH Samorita Hospital at Panthapath and then shifted to the DMCH.