Suprobhat Paribahan has to pay Tk 10 lakh to Abrar’s family

The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that directed Suprobhat Paribahan to pay Tk 10 lakh to the family of Bangladesh University of Professional’s (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury who was killed in a road accident at Pragati Sarani in the capital on March 19.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Tuesday passed the order after dismissing a petition filed by Suprobhat Paribahan seeking stay on the High Court order.

Earlier on March 20, the HC directed the authorities of Suprobhat Paribahan to pay Tk 10 lakh to Abrar's family within seven days.

The HC also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why directives would not be given to provide Tk 5 crore as compensation for the death incident.

Abrar was killed on March 18 after a bus of Suprobhat Paribahan ran him over while he was reportedly using a zebra crossing near the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area, touching off a firestorm of protests.