Advocate Md Azmal Hossain moved the writ petition filed by Advocate Mamtaz Parvin on January 13.
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Passenger trains should preserve a separate compartment for women, Azmal said.
“According to Section 64 of the Railways Act 1890, at least a carriage has to be exclusively reserved for women in every passenger train and there is provision for penalty if anyone enters that room without permission,” the lawyer said.
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On October 13, 2020, Azmal had sent a legal notice to the railway ministry seeking actions within 30 days over arranging a separate compartment for women in trains.
“The writ has been filed as no measures were taken in this connection,” Azmal said.