The High Court has ordered Green Line Paribahan to pay the remainder of the Tk 4.5 million compensation to Rasel—who lost his leg in an accident last year —in nine monthly instalments.

The bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and KM Kamrul Kader gave the order on Tuesday (Jun 25), after denying Green Line's request to decrease the compensation amount at a hearing.

The court ordered the transportation company to pay Tk0.5 million to Rasel, by the seventh of every month, until the whole amount is paid. The company must also inform the High Court of the amount paid by the 15th of every month.

Lawyer Uziullah represented Green Line, while Khandaker Shamsul Haque Reza represented Rasel. Barrister Abdullah Alam Mahmud Bashar represented the state.

Rasel and his family were also present at the hearing.

On May 15, Green Line informed the High Court that it had paid Tk5 lakh of the total amount to Rasel and his family. However, despite giving a month to Green Line to pay the rest of the amount, the company failed to pay it, resulting in Tuesday's hearing.

On Apr 28, 2019, a luxury Green Line coach rear-ended the car Rasel was driving. The accident occurred on the slope of Mayor Md Hanif Flyover and caused Rasel to step outside of his car to assess the damage.

Although he signalled the bus not to drive away, bus driver Kabir Hossain, in his attempt to flee the scene, ran Rasel over, severing his left leg from the thigh down in the process.