Writ seeking Tk 100m in compensation for sergeant's death

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) seeking an order on the authorities to pay Tk 100 million in compensation to the family of a traffic police sergeant, Golam Kibria, who was run over and killed by a covered van, reports bdnews24.com.

Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Md Khairul Alam are scheduled to hear the petition on Sunday, submitted by lawyer Faizullah Fayez on behalf of Kibria's father Eunus Ali Sikder on Tuesday.

Kibria joined Bangladesh police in 2015. He was serving as a traffic sergeant under the Barishal Metropolitan Police.

On July 15, Kibria signalled a covered van owned by Jamuna Electronics and Automobiles Ltd to stop in front of Barishal University, but it ignored the signal.