HC issues rule over setting up breast feeding corner

The High Court (HC) has issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain why they should not take steps to set up breast feeding corners and baby care centres in important and working places.

The bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman issued the rule after hearing a writ in this regard on Sunday.

Nine-month-old baby Umair Bin Sadi and his mother Advocate Ishrat Hasan filed the writ petition.

The secretaries of the Cabinet Division, Women and Children Affairs Ministry, Health and Family Welfare Ministry, Social Welfare Ministry and Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry have been made respondents for this writ, and have to answer this rule within four weeks.

 

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