DHAKA: The High Court asked the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to pay appropriate compensation to the family members of the school girl, who died after ceiling collapses at her classroom.

The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Quader on Sunday (April 7) issued the rule after hearing a writ petition filed jointly by Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Hasan Tarek Polash and “Law & Life Foundation”.

The court also issued rule upon the government to explain why the failure of authorities concerned to ensure the safety of the students of the government primary school will not be declared illegal and asked why the instructions will not be given to pay appropriate compensation to the families of victims. 

Secretaries to education, ministry of primary and mass education, local government, Barguna deputy commissioner, Taltali UNO, Chotobogi PK Govt Primary School head teacher and the owner of Setu Enterprise were made respondents to the rule.

Earlier in the day, a writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking compensation for the students affected in a primary school ceiling collapse in Barguna’s Taltali upazila. 

A newspaper report on the incident that left class-III girl Mansura killed and five other children injured when a concrete grade beam of Chotobogi PK Govt Primary School building collapsed during a class Saturday (April 6) noon, was attached to the plea.
 
Compensation Tk one crore to Mansura’s family and 10 lakh to each of the injured families were sought in the plea.

Besides, treatment cost for the victims was also sought. 

Barrister Humayun Kabir Pallab will move for the plea, at the courtroom.

The petitioners also sought an HC rule to ensure safe and healthy environment in all the educational institutes in the country.

Earlier, Mansura, 8, a class-III student and daughter of one Nazir Hossain in Pochakoralia union, was killed and five other children injured as the ceiling of a primary school building had collapsed in Taltali upazila of Barguna Saturday (April 6).

The injured --Ruma Akter, Sadia, Rozma, Shahin and Ismail Hossain --were rushed to Amtoli upazila health complex.

BDST: 1917 HRS, APR 7, 2019
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