A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking 50 lakh taka in compensation for each family of the victims who died and suffered injuries in Narayanganj mosque blast. The HC has fixed Tuesday for the writ hearing.
Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Mar-e-um Khondaker submitted the writ petition in the form of public interest litigation to the HC.
Barrister Mar-e-um Khondaker himself confirmed the matter to the Business Post on Monday.
Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker presented the writ before the bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Khairul Alam.
The writ petition seeks instructions to determine who is responsible for the incident in Narayanganj and for regular maintenance of gas, electricity, water and telephone lines.
According to the petition, the officials of Titas Gas Limited demanded a bribe of 50,000 taka from the mosque committee to stop the leakage of the gas pipe. But the Titas Gas Authority did not stop the leak as they did not get the bribe.
The secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, home secretary, Narayanganj mayor, managing director of Titas Gas, deputy commissioner and superintendent of police of Narayanganj have been made respondents in the writ petition.
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Earlier, Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Taimur Alam Khondker filed the writ petition on Sunday. Later, the court ordered him to come with the writ on Monday.
27 people were killed and several others suffered burn injuries in the blast at Pashchim Talla Baitus Salam Mosque after Esha prayers on Friday.
