DHAKA, May 12, 2026 (BSS) - The High Court (HC) today directed the railway 
authorities to allocate special coaches for women on every passenger train 
during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha journey.
 
A High Court division bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Ashif 
Hasan passed the order after holding a hearing on a writ petition filed in 
this connection.
  
Advocate Md Ajmal Hossain Khokon, who moved the plea before the court, said 
that although the Railway Act contains provisions for reserving special 
coaches for women, those provisions have not been implemented in practice.
 
"Following a writ petition filed in 2021 seeking implementation of the 
provision, the High Court had issued a rule, which is still pending. As Eid-
ul-Azha is approaching, an application was filed seeking directives for 
reserving special coaches for women. After hearing the plea, the court issued 
the order today," he told newsmen.