Abrar’s death: Writ filed seeking Tk 10cr compensation

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking Tk 10 crore compensation for the family of Nayeemul Abrar, who was electrocuted at Dhaka Residential Model School & College.

Supreme Court lawyer Faizullah Faez filed the writ petition on Thursday.

The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman will hear the petition.

Earlier on Sunday, former student Obaed Ahmed’s Supreme Court lawyer Faizullah Faez sent the legal notice.

Responders of the legal notice were Prothom Alo publisher and editor, Kishor Alo editor, secretary of the Information Ministry, secretary of the Education Ministry and secretary of the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.

Nayeemul Abrar, 15, a nonresident student of class nine, was electrocuted from a power generator during a function of Kishor Alo, a magazine of the daily Prothom Alo, at the institution.

The students of the institution claimed that Abrar died due to negligence of the organizers.

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