HC asks govt why no baby care corners in public places

Health Desk-28 Oct, 2019: The High Court Sunday issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to take necessary steps to set up breast feeding and baby care corners at all public places.

After a writ petition was filed by advocate Ishrat Hasan and her nine-month-old child Umair Bin Sadi, the HC bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman came up with the rule.

The court asked the authorities concerned of the government to show-cause why the women and children affairs ministry would not be ordered to formulate a guideline to establish breastfeeding and baby care corners at all work places, shopping malls, airports, bus stops and railway stations, and public, private and autonomous institutions across the country.

Ishrat had asked for the court’s permission to allow her baby to be a petitioner, as all citizens of the country are allowed to file a writ.

Earlier on October 24, the HC bench granted her the permission.

The writ petition said that mothers feel uneasy to feed their children at workplaces and other public places as there is no specific breastfeeding and baby care corner.

It further stated that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2009 had directed the authorities concerned to establish breastfeeding corners and day care centres at all public and private workplaces in order to ensure safe motherhood and that children are raised in a healthy environment.

But the directives of the PM are yet to be fully implemented, the petition said.

The petitioners prayed to the HC to pass necessary orders in this regard.
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