Bangladesh
Japanese Children Custody Daughters in father's custody: Japanese mother's appeal against High Court verdict
Own representative, Dhaka, December 6: Nakano Erico, a Japanese national, has filed an appeal against the High Court's verdict on his two daughters. The petition (CMP) was filed in the concerned branch of the Appellate Division on Sunday (December 5), said lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir.
Earlier, American citizen of Bangladeshi origin Imran Sharif and Japanese citizen Dr. Erico Nakano's two baby daughters were handed over to her father in Bangladesh by the High Court.
The judgment stated that If Japanese mother wants she can visit Bangladesh for 10 days in a trip and 30 days a year and stay with them. After the hearing, the court directly rejected the writ petition filed by father Imran Sharif to bring back the youngest daughter of the three from Japan. However, their mother's writ will continue.
On November 21, the High Court bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md. Mostafizur Rahman ruled in favor of the father of the two children, saying that since the mother is a Japanese citizen & living and working there, she could come to Bangladesh at her convenience and spend 10 days with the children in one visit. In this case, the father of the two children would have to bear all the expenses of the 10-day stay, including his trip to Bangladesh three times a year. However, in case of additional travel to or from Bangladesh, the cost will be borne by the mother herself.
In addition, parents will arrange for their children to talk to their mother in a video call at least twice a month. And in the last few months, the court directed the father of the children to pay Tk 10 lakh to the mother within seven days for staying and traveling in Bangladesh. The High Court also directed the concerned social service officer to continue the care of these children and report to the registrar of the High Court every three months.
