HC asks govt to explain why financial aid not given to Kalshi arson survivors

The High Court on Tuesday directed the government to explain in four weeks why it would not be asked to give adequate financial aid to the lone survivor Farzana of the arson attack to Kurmitola Bihari camp at Kalshi in the capital’s Pallabi area on June 14, 2014.
Nine of her family members were burnt to death in the attack while Farzana suffered severe burn injuries. Mohammad Yasin, her father, who was out of the house, also survived then but died in a road accident in the capital on September 6, 2014.
The court also wanted to know why adequate financial aid would not be given to the family members of Bihari camp resident Azad who was shot dead by police, and other injured people during the clashes with police on June 14, 2014.
Respondents that include secretaries to the cabinet division, home ministry, and prime minister’s office, and inspector general of police, Dhaka deputy commissioner, and Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ramna and Mirpur zone deputy commissioners, Detective Branch of police (north) deputy commissioner, and Pallabi police officer-in-charge (investigation) were asked to reply the rule in four weeks.
A bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed by two Bihari camp residents – Md Sadaquat Khan Fakku and Md Shahid Ali Bablu.
On early night on June 14, 2014, miscreants set fire on the Bihari camp where nine members of a family were burnt to death.
Following the incident, more than 50 people were injured and around 50 houses and shops were damaged and looted during the clashes with police who fired around 510 rubber bullets, 134 tear gas shells and 360 sound grenades to contain the situation, said the petitioners.
They said families of victims and injured were passing miserable lives as they were not given any financial assistance.
There was no progress of investigation in one year over the killing of 10 Urdu-speaking people that took place on the night of holy Shab-e-Barat, they said.
Lawyer Abdul Halim Chaklader moved for the petitioners.

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