Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif has filed an appeal petition challenging the family court verdict that dismissed the case filed by him seeking custody of his children.
Judge of the District and Sessions Judge's Court in Dhaka, AHM Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, on Thursday fixed February 16 to decide whether it would admit the appeal or not.
Earlier on January 29, a Judge of the Family Court and also the Second Assistant Judge in Dhaka, Durdana Rahman, gave custody of the children, Nakano Jasmine Malika (11) and Nakano Laila Lina (9), to their mother Eriko Nakano, who is a Japanese citizen.
It also dismissed the petition filed by Imran Sharif seeking custody of the children. The court said it reached the decision, considering the well-being of the children.
Meanwhile, Imran's younger daughter Nakano Laila told the court that she wants to be in the custody of her father.
Nakano Laila expressed her preference on Thursday when she was produced before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mamunur Rashid while placing submissions over her custody.
Magistrate Mamunur ordered that Nakano Laila would be in her father's custody until 11:00 am on Friday and then her mother would take her from Gulshan Police Station in her custody. This process will continue till February 16, the magistrate said.
During this period, Eriko Nakano will not leave the country without court permission, the magistrate ordered.
Rab on Wednesday detained Imran with his daughter at Kalachandpur of Gulshan after Eriko Nakano filed a general dairy with Gulshan Police Station. Rab later handed them over to Gulshan Police Station.
In her general diary, Eriko Nakano said she could not contact her younger daughter Nakano Laila, who was staying with her father at his Gulshan residence before the court ruling giving her custody, despite making several attempts.
She further said her mail to Imran got no reply.
Eriko Nakano and Imran Sharif got married on July 11, 2008, in Japan under Japanese law. They have three daughters Nakano Jasmine Malika (11), Nakano Laila Lina (9) and Nakano Sonia Hana (7).
Eriko Nakano, a doctor from Tokyo in Japan, arrived in Bangladesh on July 18 last year and started a legal battle to get custody of her daughters.
