In this file photo taken on April 19, 2018, children play at a daycare center at a garment factory in Dhamrai, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. (PHOTO / AP)

DHAKA - A High Court Division bench in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has banned gender detection of the fetus in a mother's womb.

Also, the High Court bench consisting of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque on Sunday ordered diagnostic centers to strictly follow the policy in this regard.

The court issued the rule during the hearing on a writ petition filed by a Supreme Court lawyer.

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The lawyer filed the writ in public interest seeking a directive to stop revealing the gender identity of unborn children.