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A missing NHS doctor has been freed into the custody of a Bangladesh court following claims she was being held captive in the country by her parents. | A missing NHS doctor has been freed into the custody of a Bangladesh court following claims she was being held captive in the country by her parents. |
Lawyers for trainee GP Humayra Abedin, 33, from east London, said her family planned to force her into marriage. | Lawyers for trainee GP Humayra Abedin, 33, from east London, said her family planned to force her into marriage. |
She had travelled to Dhaka in August after hearing her mother was very ill. | She had travelled to Dhaka in August after hearing her mother was very ill. |
London's High Court had ordered her return to the UK under the new Forced Marriage Act and the High Court in Dhaka has now ruled she must be freed. | London's High Court had ordered her return to the UK under the new Forced Marriage Act and the High Court in Dhaka has now ruled she must be freed. |
Dr Abedin's parents had been ordered to appear with their daughter at the court in Dhaka on Sunday. | |
She was later released into the custody of the court and is now expected to be handed over to the British High Commission before flying back to the UK. | She was later released into the custody of the court and is now expected to be handed over to the British High Commission before flying back to the UK. |
Her parents, said to be stunned by the ruling, were ordered to return to the court with their daughter's passport and other personal belongings. | Her parents, said to be stunned by the ruling, were ordered to return to the court with their daughter's passport and other personal belongings. |
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The BBC's Mark Dummet in Dhaka said Dr Abedin's father collapsed from the shock. | |
She was expected to leave Bangladesh on a flight on Monday morning, he added. | |
Dr Abedin arrived in Britain in September 2002, when she studied for a Masters degree in public health at Leeds University. | Dr Abedin arrived in Britain in September 2002, when she studied for a Masters degree in public health at Leeds University. |
She had been due to start work in August as a registrar at a GP surgery in east London but travelled to Dhaka after being told that her mother was ill. | |
The High Court had served the family with an injunction under the Forced Marriage Act, effectively blocking any marriage. | The High Court had served the family with an injunction under the Forced Marriage Act, effectively blocking any marriage. |
The family had until Sunday to allow her return or face jail for failing to comply with a court order. | The family had until Sunday to allow her return or face jail for failing to comply with a court order. |