The Election Commission has decided to provide compensation to the family members of those killed and those suffered injuries while discharging their duties during violence on January 5 parliamentary election, reports UNB.
According to a list prepared by the commission secretariat, three election officials were killed and 330 other officials and law enforcers were injured during the 10th general election.
Those killed were Abul Bashar, presiding officer of Jhenidah 3, Zobaidul Haque, assistant presiding officer of Thakurgaon 1, and Abdul Wahab of Dinajpur.
The EC has decided to provide maximum Tk5.5 lakh to the each family of those killed while Tk5,000 to Tk200,000 to each of the injured.
“We have decided in principle to make an allocation from the commission’s own fund for providing compensation to the family members of those killed and those suffered injuries during their duty in the last general,” Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz said.
The commission will provide the compensation for both the government officials and non-government officials, he added.
“We have also requested different ministries concerned, including the Education and Health Ministries, to provide additional services and facilities to the victims and their families,” Shah Nawaz added.
