Road Crashes
Ilias Kanchan condemns Ashraf's remark
Film star and Nirapad Sarak Chai Chairman Ilias Kanchan yesterday protested and condemned LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam's comment in parliament on February 2 regarding road accidents.
Ashraf, also the Awami League general secretary, in his speech termed road crash fatalities “mere accidents” and criticised the media for describing those as “killings”.
In a statement, Ilias Kanchan said the comments made a mockery of the deceased, injured and victims of road accidents.
He also demanded the government to reinstate section 304B of the Penal Code which says that killing of a person due to reckless driving is a bailable offence with the highest punishment of a three-year jail term or fine or both.
All those responsible for road accidents should be brought to justice to stop recurrence of such incidents, he added.
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