The Supreme Court directed the Bangladesh Beverage Industries Limited yesterday to pay compensation to the family of Mozammel Hossain Montu, the former news editor of the daily Sangbad, since the journalist was run over and killed in the city in 1989 by a Bangladesh Beverage company truck.
A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain delivered the ruling after it turned down an appeal by the company.
On May 11, 2010 the High Court ordered Bangladesh Beverage to pay compensation amounting to Tk20,147,000.
Earlier a lower court asked the company to pay Tk25,297,000 as compensation to the victim’s family. However, following an appeal by the company, the Appellate Division reduced the amount of compensation yesterday.