Tazreen Fashions owner Delwar Hossain on Sunday faced anger of the
family members of some workers killed in the factory fire and a group of
right activists after he came out of the Supreme Court.
The protesters said Delwar had provided the court with false information
about the heath condition of injured worker Sumaya Khatun.
The family members of Tazreen fire victims also demanded compensation
from Delwar who was also encircled by the rights activists.
The right activists with family members of some deceased workers came to
the High Court for the hearing in a writ petition three anthropologists
had filed to bring Delwar to book as per the government ‘s
investigation report on the Tazreen fire that killed at least 111
workers.
Sumaya, who underwent treatment for long at United Hospital in the
capital with money raised from donation, was sent home last week after
her health condition deteriorated, said Saydia Gulrukh, one of the three
writ petitioners, in response to the court’s query.
She is suffering from cancer possibly from exposure to fumes in the November 2012 Tazreen fire.
Despite the court’s order to arrange Sumaya’s treatment at Dhaka Medical
College Hospital at the expenses of the government, the health ministry
had taken no initiative yet, Saydia Gulrukh said.
She said that Sumaya was sent home at the advice of doctors who found no alterative way for her treatment.
Standing before the bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice ABM
Altaf Hossain, Delwar, through his counsel Fida M Kamal told the court
that he had talked to the doctors who said Sumaya was released as she
was now ‘well and out of danger’.
Rights activists asked Delwar why he had provided the court with false information.
They asked Delwar why Matin, brother of deceased Tazreen worker Rehana,
was yet to be compensated for his sister’s death. Delwar replied how he
could give compensation when the case was pending.
Father of deceased Rozin also threw similar questions at Delwar, who left the place quickly.
The High Court bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice ABM
Altaf Hossain, which was hearing the Tazreen fire case, said that it
would follow the terms of reference used in compensating the victims of
Rana Plaza collapse.
The court asked writ petitioners’ counsel Jyotirmoy Barua and deputy
attorney general Biswajit Roy to inform it by Tuesday about the terms of
reference set by different professionals in compliance with the
directive of another bench following a writ petition over the April 24
Rana Plaza collapse that killed more than 11,000 workers. (source)