HC asks Ershad to allow Eric to meet mother
The High Court (HC) yesterday directed former military ruler HM Ershad to allow his son Eric Ershad to meet his (Eric) mother Bidisha for two hours on alternate Saturday in every 15 days.
The HC in its interim order said Eric and Bidisha will met each other in the afternoon from next Saturday at Baridhara residence of Advocate Mahbubur Rahman, a lawyer for Ershad.
A writ petition filed by Bidisha said Ershad has been illegally keeping Eric in his custody for more than four years and not allowing her to meet Eric since January 2008.
The HC bench of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui also directed the family court concerned to expeditiously dispose of the case filed by Bidisha seeking her son Eric to her custody.
After hearing, the court came up with the directions and disposed of the writ petition.
Bidisha's lawyer Dr Shahdeen Malik told The Daily Star that he is hopeful that the family court will dispose of the case filed by Bidisha within three months, following the HC directive.
Ershad's lawyer Advocate Sheikh Muhammad Sirajul Islam said he will advise his client to send his son Eric to meet Bidisha for two hours in every 15 days as per the HC directives.
Bidisha filed a writ petition on May 11 with the HC seeking a direction upon Ershad to hand over Eric to her custody.
The petitioner also said earlier they reached a compromise through their lawyers after their divorce in 2005 that Eric would remain in the custodies of both of them for one week by rotation.
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