A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives to ban publication of rape victim's photo in media, whatever she is dead or alive.
Beside, the writ also urged taking action against those who are involved with publishing photos of the rape victim.
Barrister Mahfuzur Rahman Milon filed the writ petition on Tuesday, the lawyer self confirmed this to Jago News.
Secretaries to the ministries of home; law, lustice and parliament; and information, Bangladesh Press Council, and Bangladesh News Agencies have been made respondents in this writ petition.
Lawyer Milon said according to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, it not lawful to publish photos of the sexually abused women and rape victims.
But in many cases this provision is not being implemented that led him to lodge this writ, he added.