Dhaka, April 19 -- The High Court has issued a rule asking why domestic worker registration should not be made mandatory across the country.

The court also asked why the "inaction" of authorities in enforcing provisions of the Domestic Servants Registration Ordinance, 1961 should not be declared illegal.

The bench of Justice Razik-Al-Jalil and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the order on Sunday after an initial hearing of a writ petition, asking the respondents to reply within four weeks.

The writ was filed in the public interest by Supreme Court lawyer Khadijatul Kobra.

Secretaries of the ministries of law, labour and employment, women and children affairs, home affairs, and the director general of the Department of Labour have...