Order on writ challenging legality of Women Affairs Reform Commission recommendations 26 May

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19 May, 2025, 03:55 pm

Last modified: 19 May, 2025, 03:58 pm

Order on writ challenging legality of Women Affairs Reform Commission recommendations 26 May

TBS Report

19 May, 2025, 03:55 pm

Last modified: 19 May, 2025, 03:58 pm

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka. Photo: Collected

The High Court (HC) has set 26 May for passing its order on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of several recommendations made by the Women's Affairs Reform Commission.

A High Court bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi set the date after holding a hearing on the plea today (19 May).

Petitioner Advocate Rowshan Ali moved the plea before the court while Additional Attorney General Barrister Aneek Rushd Haque argued for the state.

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Supreme Court lawyer Rowshan Ali filed the writ on 4 May, saying a couple of recommendations made by the commission are contrary to the constitution, values of the country's religious people and Sharia.

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