All victims of road accidents are entitled to file a lawsuit seeking compensation as well as punishment for the people responsible. In some cases, allegations over road accidents are settled through arbitration between the victim’s family and the accused. “This a major reason most people opt not to file a compensation case,” Khalilur said. Also Read- Compensation case over road accident casualties at Tk20 onlyHowever, Rowshan has still not received a penny over her husband’s death. We just got nothing.”Khalilur Rahman termed the compensation case “the maiden one of its kind in Bangladesh”.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 04, 2017 17:03 UTC