Desk Report
Publish: 19 Jul 2022, 07:21 pm
The Baby Born on Road || Photo: Collected
The
High Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to provide Tk 5 lakh
within 15 days to the legal guardian of the baby who was born during a road
accident in Mymensingh that left its parents and sister dead.
The
bench of Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury and Md Zakir Hossain asked the Chairman
of the Trusty Board formed under section 54 of the Road Transport Act to pay
the money after hearing a writ petition.
The HC
also asked the secretary of the Social Welfare Ministry to form a committee for
monitoring the health condition of the infant and continue her treatment.
It
asked the committee to submit a progress report within three months.
On
Monday, Supreme Court lawyer Kaniz Fatema filed the writ petition seeking
compensation for the baby.
Women
and Child Affairs Secretary, Social Welfare Secretary, Road Transport and
Bridges Secretary and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority were made respondents
to the writ.
Advocate
Syed Mahsib Hossain stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general
Protikar Chakma and assistant attorney general Rezaul Haque and Mohammad Abbas
represented the state.
The HC
also issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the Trusty Board
should not be directed to provide compensation to the legal guardian of the
baby.
Women
and Child Affairs Secretary, Social Welfare Secretary, Road Transport and
Bridges Secretary and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, Trusty Board
Chairman, and truck owners were made respondents to the rule.
A
tragic road accident near the court building area in Trishal Upazila of Mymensingh
left Jahangir Alam, 35, his pregnant wife Ratna Begum, 26, and their daughter
Jannat Ara, 2, of Raymani village in the upazila, dead on the spot on July 16.
Jahangir
Alam went to Trishal upazila headquarter with his eight-month pregnant wife and
daughter for conducting a medical test of his spouse.
While
crossing the highway a speeding Mymenshingh-bound truck knocked them down,
leaving all three family members dead on the spot.
Miraculously
the baby girl was born moments before the mother died on the road and she was
taken to upazila health complex by locals.
The
newborn was then given treatment at Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital
(MMCH) and then at Community Based Medical College Hospital.
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