<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The High Court today issued a rule asking why the 15th amendment of the constitution would not be declared illegal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The government has also been asked to respond to the rule within eight weeks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A High Court division bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar passed the order today following a short hearing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Five prominent citizens of the country including Bodiul Alam Majumder, secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik -SHUJAN, filed the writ challenging the validity of the 15th amendment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On June 30, 2011, the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh was made during the then Awami League-led government.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this Amendment, the caretaker government system was abolished and the number of seats reserved for women in the National Parliament was increased from 45 to 50.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>