The Chairman of the Bangladesh Bar Council's Legal Aid and Human Rights Committee yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the continued government inaction and failure of government bodies to enforce laws and rules on road safety.
The petition was filed a day after the deaths of noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, CEO of ATN News.
The petition prayed for guidelines to be issued on investigation and prosecution of deaths and injuries on the roads and highways, as well as on undertaking preventive measures.
Lawyers involved with rights organisations, ASK, BELA and BLAST are also the parties to the writ petition, according to a press release.
The petitioners called for the authorities to report to the court on what action they had taken to investigate deaths in road accidents occurred in 2010-2011, in particular to prosecute those found responsible, and to provide redress to victims.
The respondents include the Ministry of Communi-cations, Home Affairs, LGRD, as well as the IGP.
Source : The Daily Star
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