Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Eleven Jamaat-e-Islami MPs have moved the High Court challenging a government decision to assign ministers, state ministers and parliamentary whips responsibility for overseeing and coordinating activities in different districts.

The lawmakers argue that the arrangement has no legal basis and risks creating a parallel layer of authority over local government.

The writ petition was filed on Sunday, according to Muhammad Nazibur Rahman, the MP for Pabna-1 and the first petitioner.

It challenges an Aug 27 notification issued by the Cabinet Division assigning 30 ministers, state ministers and whips responsibility for government activities across all 64 districts.

Under the notification, they are to oversee matters ...