File photo of Bangladesh High CourtThe court has also fixed March 31 for next hearingThe High Court has asked Green Line Paribahan to pay within two weeks Tk50 lakh as compensation to Rasel Sarkar, who lost his leg in an accident in Dhaka’s Dholaipar area on April 28 last year. Earlier, on May 14 last year, the High Court had issued a rule asking why private car driver Rasel, 23, should not get Tk1 crore as compensation. Green Line Paribahan was asked to respond to the rule within four weeks. On April 28 that year, a luxury Green Line coach had rear-ended the car Rasel was driving from behind on the slope of Mayor Md Hanif Flyover in Dholaipar, leading Rasel to step out of the car to assess the damage. Being informed, police jumped into action and impounded the bus and detained Kabir from near the National Press Club.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 12, 2019 13:41 UTC