Cheques worth Tk 1.10 crore handed to 35 families of road accident victims
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Financial assistance cheques worth Tk 1.10 crore have been distributed among 35 families of those killed and injured in road accidents in Meherpur. The cheques were distributed at 11am on Wednesday in the deputy commissioner’s conference room at the initiative of the district administration and the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).
Deputy Commissioner Shilpi Rani Roy handed over the cheques to the affected families on behalf of the BRTA trustee board. Of this, each of the 18 families of those killed in road accidents received Tk 5 lakh, totalling Tk 90 lakh, and a total of Tk 20 lakh was distributed among 17 families of the seriously injured and injured.
With Deputy Commissioner Shilpi Rani Roy in the chair, the event was addressed by Civil Surgeon Dr Abu Sayeed, Additional District Magistrate Tazwar Akram Shakhapi Ibne Sazzad, BRTA Assistant Director (Engineer) Liton Biswas, TI Abdul Hannan, BRTA motor vehicle inspector Saidur Rahman, District Bus Owners’ Association vice-president Abul Hasem and general secretary Alamgir Hossain.
The deputy commissioner said, ‘One accident is a lifetime of tears.’ She called on everyone, including drivers, to be more aware in order to prevent road accidents. In particular, she requested guardians not to let anyone under the age of 18 ride a motorcycle. She said, ‘Only caution and responsible behaviour can reduce the loss of lives on the roads.’
