HC rule for breastfeeding corners at public places

The High Court (HC) has isued rule asking authorities concerned to explain in four weeks as to why it shall not pass the order to set up breastfeeding corners at all working and public places across the country.

A High Court division bench comprising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman passed the order on Sunday.

The court asked cabinet secretary, women and children affairs secretary, health secretary, housing and public works secretary and civil aviation secretary, among others to reply the rule.

The court came up with the order after holding hearing on a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Ishrat Hossain and her nine-month-old daughter.

The baby’s father signed the affidavit for his daughter.

The court also asked the defendants to explain as to why their inaction in setting up breastfeeding corners in all the working and public places shall not be declared illegal and why women and children affairs secretary shall not be given order to prepare a proposal to establish breastfeeding and baby care corners in those said places.