Why Bihari camp arson victims won’t be compensated: HC

The High Court today asked the government to explain in four weeks as to why last year’s arson victims of Kalshi Bihari camp in Mirpur should not be provided with financial aid.

The HC bench of Justice Quazi-Reza-Ul Haque and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman came up with the rule after hearing a writ petition by two people of the camp seeking its order on the government to give adequate financial assistance to the victims.

Md Sadakat Khan and Sayeed Ali Bablu recently filed the petition saying nine people of a family were burnt alive and many others injured as miscreants set fire to several houses at the Bihari camp in Dhaka on June 14 last year.

Another person was killed in police firing during clashes with Bihari camp people over fire cracker explosion, they said in the petition.

The victims however did not get any financial help from the government.

The petitioners said a case was filed in connection with the murder incident on June 15 last year with Pallabi Police Station, but there is no progress in the investigation into the incident.

They prayed to the court that the authorities concerned of the government to submit the progress report on the investigation of the case before the court.