A Dhaka court on Sunday upheld the order of the family court that gave Japanese mother Nakano Eriko the custody of her two daughters.Dhaka District Judge AHM Habibur Rahman Bhuiya upheld the family court order after rejecting the appeal filed by the Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif, father of the two children.Advocate Sishir Monir stood for the Japanese mother while Advocate Nasima Akter Lovely for Imran. Family court awards custody of daughters to Japanese motherExpressing dissatisfaction over the court order, Advocate Nasima Akter, said they will file a petition against the court order.Earlier on January 29, Durdana Rahman, judge of Dhaka's Second Additional Assistant Judge and family court provided the custody of the two children to the Japanese mother.Shishir Monir, lawyer of the Japanese mother Nakano Eriko, said the court dismissed the case filed by Imran Sharif to keep his two children in his custody. So, the two children are going to stay with their mother, and she can also take her daughters to Japan.The two children are not allowed to go abroad until the case is settled, said Advocate Nasima. 2 kids to stay with Japanese mother until deposal of case at family courtAfter 12 years of marriage, on January 18, 2020, Eriko, a physician, appealed for divorce from Engineer Imran Sharif over marital dispute.On January 28, 2021 she also filed a case with a Tokyo family court for custody of their three children.But on February 21, Imran returned to Bangladesh with the first two girls from Japan. Meanwhile a Japanese court passed a verdict putting the children under their mother’s custody.On August 19, 2021 - days after coming to Bangladesh - Eriko filed a writ petition before the High Court here seeking custody of the two girls. 2 kids to stay with Japanese mother till Feb 6: SCOn November 21, 2021, the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman ruled that the Japan-born daughters of Imran and Eriko would stay with their father.However, the mother could exclusively meet the daughters, aged 11 and 10, three times a year for 10 days at a time and Imran, the father, will bear her travel and accommodation expenses, said the court.On February 13 last year, the Appellate Division ordered that the custody of the two girls will be decided by the family court and until then the two children will remain with their mother.Eriko tried to leave Dhaka with her two daughters on December 23.She was turned away by the police from the airport after she tried to take the children in defiance of court orders.

Dhaka, Feb 16 (UNB)-A Dhaka court on Thursday agreed to hear an appeal filed by Bangladesh-born US Citizen Engineer Imran Sharif challenging a family court verdict that allowed his estranged Japanese wife Nakano Eriko to keep their two daughters in her custody. Dhaka District and Sessions Judge AHM Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan accepted the appeal for hearing in this connection. Apart from this, the court will hold a hearing for mutual understanding between the girls' parents on the issue. The daughters along with their parents were present at the court during Thursday's hearing. Earlier on February 1, an appeal petition was filed by the father at Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Court. Later, the court fixed February 16 for hearing the appeal. However, the family court earlier rejected an appeal filed by the father for custody and guardianship of the children. On January 29 this year, Dhaka's Second Additional Assistant Judge and Family Court passed an order allowing the mother to keep the two children in her care. The court also allowed the mother to take the children Nakano Jasmine Malika and Laila Lina to Japan whenever she wants. After 12 years of marriage, on January 18, 2020, Eriko, a physician, appealed for divorce from Engineer Imran Sharif over marital dispute. On January 28, 2021 she also filed a case with a Tokyo family court for custody of their three children. But on February 21, Imran returned to Bangladesh with the first two girls from Japan. Meanwhile a Japanese court passed a verdict putting the children under their mother’s custody.    On August 19, 2021 - days after coming to Bangladesh - Eriko filed a writ petition before the High Court here seeking custody of the two girls. Read more: Family court awards custody of daughters to Japanese mother On November 21, 2021, an HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman ruled that the Japan-born daughters of Imran and Eriko would stay with their father. However, the mother could exclusively meet the daughters, aged 11 and 10, three times a year for 10 days at a time and Imran, the father, will bear her travel and accommodation expenses, said the court. On February 13 last year, the Appellate Division ordered that the custody of the two girls will be decided by the family court and until then the two children will remain with their mother. Eriko tried to leave Dhaka with her two daughters on December 23 last year but the aviation authority sent them back as per the court order. On December 29, father Imran Sharif filed a case at Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate court in connection with the incident. Later, the court asked the Police Bureau of Investigation to investigate the incident and submit its report.    

Two policemen of Gazipur Metropolitan Police were withdrawn from their duty on Wednesday over the death of a trader in police custody. The policemen are Mahbub and Nurul Islam, both assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) of Bason Police Station, Gazipur Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Crime) Abu Torab Mohammad Shamsur Rahman told UNB. Meanwhile, a three-member probe committee headed by Additional Police Commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police Md Delwar Hossain has been formed to investigate this incident, he added. Local people said a team of police from Bason Police Station arrested four people from Bhogra bypass area on January 14 on charges of gambling. Later, police released three of them except Rabiul Islam, 40, a resident of Peyara Bagan in Gazipur city. Read more: Cop withdrawn over youth’s alleged custodial death in Lalmonirhat On Tuesday night, police went to the house of Rabiul and took a signature of his wife on a white paper, they said. Soon after that, Rabiul’s wife came to know that Rabiul died in the night. Enraged by the death of Rabiul, local people, equipped with sticks, put up barricades on Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways on Wednesday morning, disrupting traffic movement.

A Southern California sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Friday, just two weeks after another deputy in the department was slain in the line of duty. The suspect is in custody, authorities said. Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Darnell Calhoun was fatally shot Friday afternoon in the city of Lake Elsinore, authorities said on Twitter. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition. Few details were immediately available, including the suspect's identity and what prompted the shooting. It was not clear if the suspect also was injured. The sheriff's office plans to hold a news conference Friday night. Lake Elsinore is about 55 miles (88 kilometers) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Friday's shooting comes as the sheriff's department is reeling from the death of Deputy Isaiah Cordero. The 32-year-old was fatally shot Dec. 29 during a traffic stop in the city of Jurupa Valley, east of Los Angeles. Read more: Shooting near Chicago school leaves 2 pupils dead and 2 injured Cordero had pulled over a pickup truck and the driver, 44-year-old William Shae McKay, shot the deputy as he approached the vehicle. Law enforcement pursued McKay in a manhunt that included a chase along freeways in two counties, authorities said. McKay was killed during a shootout with deputies after the truck crashed. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and Cordero's family have called for the resignation of a Southern California judge who allowed McKay's release from custody on bail despite his lengthy criminal history. The sheriff said McKay was convicted of a “third strike” offense in 2021 that should have put him in state prison for 25 years to life, but the judge lowered his bail, allowing his release, and later released him following an arrest for failing to appear at his sentencing. Read more: Killing of Bangladeshi-American in US: Human chain in front of MoFA demands justice  

A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered ousted President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months as nationwide protests set off by the political crisis showed no signs of abating and the death toll rose to at least 14. The judge’s decision came a day after the government declared a police state as it struggles to calm the violence that has been particularly fierce in impoverished Andean regions that were the base of support for Castillo, a leftist former schoolteacher, himself of humble roots. The ouster of the political neophyte whose surprise election last year brought immediate pushback from the political elite has drawn thousands of his loyal supporters to the streets. Forty people remained hospitalized for injuries suffered during the civil unrest, according to the Ministry of Health. The protests erupted after Castillo was removed from power by lawmakers last week, following his attempt to dissolve Congress ahead of a third impeachment vote. The crisis has only deepened the instability gripping the country, which has had six presidents in as many years. Judge Juan Carlos Checkley Soria’s ruling came after Congress stripped Castillo of the privilege that keeps Peru’s presidents from facing criminal charges. Castillo and his legal team refused to participate in Thursday’s virtual hearing, arguing it lacked “minimum guarantees.” He was represented by a public defender, who said the judge’s decision will be appealed. Peru’s Supreme Prosecutor Alcides Chinchay said in court Thursday that Castillo faces at least 10 years in prison on charges of rebellion. Meanwhile, a large group of protesters — and police in riot gear — gathered in central Lima Thursday evening. The government also imposed a roughly dusk-to-down curfew for five days in at least 15 communities, as allowed by the nationwide emergency declaration issued Wednesday. The protesters were demanding Castillo’s freedom, the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, and the immediate scheduling of general elections to pick a new president and members of Congress. They have burned police stations, taken over an airstrip used by the armed forces and invaded the runway of the international airport in Arequipa, a gateway to some of Peru’s tourist attractions. Thousands of tourists have been affected by the protests. The passenger train that carries visitors to Machu Picchu suspended service, and roadblocks on the Pan-American Highway stranded tractor trailers for days, spoiling food bound for the capital. In Cusco, a top tourist destination, people were stuck Thursday at hotels and the airport. Read more: Congress removes Peru's president amid political unrest “I was about to return to Ecuador on Monday, and unfortunately, they told us that all flights were canceled due to the protests,” said Karen Marcillo, 28, who has had to sleep at the Teniente Alejandro Velasco Astete airport in Cusco. The impact on tourism comes as Peru is still recovering from the effects of the pandemic, which reduced visitations last year to 400,000, down from 4.4 million in 2019. While in office, Castillo spent much of his time defending himself against attacks from an adversarial Congress and investigations ranging from corruption to plagiarism. Now, it remains unclear whether Boluarte — once his running mate and vice president — will get a chance to govern. Just like Castillo, she is a newcomer to politics without a base in Congress. “She’s doing a good job right now,” said Cynthia McClintock, a political science professor at George Washington University who has studied Peru extensively. “But it’s a big challenge.” While some protesters “seem to want kind of instability at any cost,” McClintock said, others saw Castillo’s ouster as an opening to express simmering grievances, such as deep inequality, poverty and lack of public services. Boluarte, though, may be given some breathing room by lawmakers seeking to keep their jobs. They cannot pursue re-election and would be jobless if a general election for Congress is scheduled, as protesters want. Boluarte on Wednesday sought to placate the protesters by saying general elections could potentially be scheduled for December 2023, four months earlier than the timing she had proposed to Congress just a few days earlier. All of the protest-related deaths have occurred in rural, impoverished communities outside Lima that are strongholds for Castillo, who himself comes from a poor Andean mountain district and had no prior political experience. In Andahuaylas, where at least four people have died since the demonstrations began, no soldiers were on the streets Thursday despite the government declaration allowing the armed forces to help maintain public order. Some grocery store owners there were clearing the roads littered with rocks and burned tires, but planned to close their doors because of the expected protests led by people from nearby rural communities. Castillo’s move to dissolve Congress came as lawmakers began a third attempt to impeach him since he was elected in July 2021. After Congress voted him out of power, Castillo’s vehicle was intercepted as he traveled through Lima’s streets with his security detail. Chinchay, the government’s top prosecutor, insisted Castillo was a flight risk, saying he was trying to reach the Mexican Embassy to seek asylum after he left the presidential palace. “We do not believe that he wanted to go to the Mexican Embassy to have tea,” Chinchay said. In issuing his ruling, the Judge Checkley said a “concrete flight risk” still exists and “remains latent over time. Besides Castillo’s apparent effort to reach the Mexican Embassy, he cited remarks from Mexico’s president and foreign minister regarding their country’s willingness to offer him asylum, and a jail visit he received from Mexico’s ambassador in Peru. Read more: Anger in rural areas fuel protests against Peru government Castillo’s public defender, Italo Díaz, rejected assertions the former president is a flight risk. He told the judge Castillo’s children and wife depend on him and he could return to his teaching job if freed. Castillo is being held at a built-for-presidents detention center inside a National Police facility. On Thursday, police in riot gear stood outside the facility as dozens of Castillo supporters gathered throughout the day. The state of emergency declaration suspends the rights of assembly and freedom of movement and empowers the police, supported by the military, to search people’s homes without permission or judicial order. Defense Minister Luis Otarola Peñaranda said the declaration was agreed to by the council of ministers. On Wednesday, Boluarte pleaded for calm as demonstrations continued against her and Congress. “Peru cannot overflow with blood,” she said. In a handwritten letter shared Wednesday with The Associated Press by his associate, Mauro Gonzales, Castillo asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to intercede for his “rights and the rights of my Peruvian brothers who cry out for justice.” The commission investigates allegations of human rights violations and litigates them in some cases.

A 50-year-old man died in police custody Wednesday after he was detained following a clash between two groups at Rajuk Bhaban in Dhaka's Uttara in the afternoon. Hiron Miah, a businessman from Khilkhet, fell sick at Uttara East Police Station at 5:10pm and was declared dead after being taken to Kuwait Bangladesh  Friendship  Hospital, Johirul Islam, officer-in-charge of the police station, said. Hiron was detained at 4:30pm over a clash at Rajuk Uttara Bhaban, he added. After getting a 999 call, police rushed to the spot and detained Hiron. Forty minutes later when someone called Aminul Islam was filing a case against Hiron, the 50-year-old fell ill at Uttara East Police Station and was rushed to the hospital. However, Hiron's family said he went to the Rajuk office to get a plan approved. "At that time, some people beat him up and would not let him go. They later called 999 and had Hiron detained," Hiron's wife said. Read more: Drug peddler snatched from police custody in Ctg; woman shot dead

A 35-year-old undertrial inmate, who fell sick in a district jail, died at a city hospital on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rasel Miah, son of Mannan Miah in the West Deobhog area of Fatullah. Rasel, who complained of having breathing difficulty, was taken to the Victoria General hospital after falling ill around 10 am. “He breathed his last around 11am during treatment” Mahbub Alam, superintendent of Narayanganj district jail said the court sent Rasel to jail in a drug case at Fatullah police station two days ago. As he fell sick on the same day due to breathing difficulties, he was kept in the prison hospital. Read: ‘Custodial death’ in Lalmonirhat: Rights body demand justice He was rushed to Victoria General Hospital on Saturday morning after his health deteriorated, where he died while undergoing treatment there, the officer added.   The body will be handed over to the family after legal procedures.

Three policemen were suspended as a Rohingya man escaped from police custody in Chattogram court building area on Sunday. One sub-inspector and two constables were suspended following the incident. Police said Abul Kalam, a Rohingya man, fled the scene while being produced in court along with other accused in the afternoon. Also read: 1 killed in Ukhia Rohingya camp clash Earlier in the morning, Kalam was arrested along with 1,050 pieces of Yaba from the Station Road in the port city and then handed over to Kotwali Police Station. Confirming the matter, Nezam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali police station, said a drive is on to arrest the Rohingya man. Departmental action will be taken against the policemen after an investigation, the OC added. Also read: Cox’s Bazar: 2 Rohingya 'robbers' killed in encounter

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the time a prisoner spends in custody since arrest to judgment will be deducted from the period of imprisonment to which a convict is sentenced. The Ministry of Home Affairs was directed to make necessary arrangements in this regard. A bench of five justices led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order during a virtual hearing on the appeal challenging the High Court’s order of imprisonment for life to a convict named Younus Ali. The court has ordered to send the order document to the home and law ministries and also directed to release Younus Ali after he served his jail term. Also read: HC turns down writ seeking enactment of law for EC formation Lawyer Golam Abbas Chowdhury Dulal appeared for Younus Ali while Deputy Attorney General Biswajit Debnath stood for the state. Lawyer Golam Abbas Chowdhury Dulal said his client has already spent 26 years behind the bars though according to the order of appellate division and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) he should have been released by now. Deputy Attorney General Biswajit Debnath said Younus Ali was given life sentence in a case from the lower court which was later upheld by the High Court. According to section 35 A (1) of CrPC the time a convict passed in custody during the trial period of a case will be deducted from the sentence of imprisonment which was not mentioned in the sentence passed on the case of Younus Ali, said the deputy attorney general. Earlier, in the case of Ataur Rahman Mridha versus the state, the appellate division said life imprisonment means rigorous imprisonment for 30 years and a convict will get 7.5 years’ remission facility according to law. Also read: HC orders judicial probe into attacks on Hindus in 6 districts In 2017, in a notification issued by the High Court it was said that if multiple criminal cases are under trial against an accused, the time he/she spent in jail custody will be deducted from the total sentence of imprisonment in each case verdict. Though in most cases the direction is not implemented, said the DAG.

A local court on Saturday remanded prime suspect Iqbal Hossain and three others in seven-day police custody in connection with a case filed over the alleged desecration of the holy Quran in Cumilla. Senior Judicial Magistrate Mithila Zahan Nipa sent the four accused to seven-day police custody, rejecting investigating officer Mafizul Islam's prayer for a 10-day remand for custodial interrogation and further investigation in the case. The three other accused in the case have been identified as Faisal and Hafez Humayun, the two khadims of Darogabari shrine, and Ekram. READ: Cumilla violence: 1 injured die in DMCH Police arrested Iqbal, who allegedly kept the holy Quran at a Durga Puja venue in Cumilla, from Cox’s Bazar district on Thursday night after identifying him by scanning the footage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras. The three others were arrested from different parts of the country. Iqbal's alleged act drew accusations of desecrating the holy book hurled at the Hindu community and triggered communal tension and violence across the country. Iqbal is believed to have placed the holy Quran inside Nanuar Dighi Par puja mandap in Cumilla city in the early hours of October 13, which led to attacks on Durga Puja venues across the country recently. Cops filed a case in this connection at the Kotwali police station the following day. Violence against houses and businesses of the Hindu community followed in several districts, including Chandpur, Noakhali, Chattogram and Rangpur, leaving at least seven people dead and many injured. Of the dead, five were Muslim rioters who died in police firing. Iqbal was most likely instructed to keep the Quran at the mandap by others to stoke communal tensions, according to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. "Everything was done in a planned way. The man, who had kept the Quran at the temple, might have done it as per others' instruction… there might be provocation behind it. We'll be able to know the motive after his arrest," the home minister had said. He had said after examining the CCTV footage of the surrounding areas, it was ascertained that the man who kept the holy Quran at the Cumilla temple took it from a mosque. READ: Iqbal, the prime suspect in Bangladesh communal violence, brought to Cumilla "The man had been to Mazar mosque thrice that night. It was clear from the CCTV footage that the man took the Quran from the mosque to keep it at the temple."