In Bangladesh, thousands of people fall victim to road accidents every year. Although there are no official figures for the number of cases filed seeking compensation from road accidents, lawyers who handle such lawsuits say the number is “nominal”. However, the court said the Tareque Masud verdict should help these people realise that they can also take legal measures under the ordinance and demand to be recompensed. Sara Hossain said: “To get compensation, road accident victims should file a case with the district Motor Vehicles Accident Claim Tribunal. The secretary general added that his association had long been demanding the creation of a security fund by the government to help the families affected by road accidents.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 04, 2017 17:48 UTC