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| An NHS doctor who claimed she was forced into a marriage in Bangladesh cannot be removed from the UK against her will, the High Court has ruled. | An NHS doctor who claimed she was forced into a marriage in Bangladesh cannot be removed from the UK against her will, the High Court has ruled. |
| Dr Humayra Abedin, 33, from east London, was held captive by her parents for four months and in November made to marry a man without her consent. | Dr Humayra Abedin, 33, from east London, was held captive by her parents for four months and in November made to marry a man without her consent. |
| The High Court has ruled that she cannot be removed again from the UK without her consent. | The High Court has ruled that she cannot be removed again from the UK without her consent. |
| Dr Abedin is attempting to have the marriage annulled by the court. | Dr Abedin is attempting to have the marriage annulled by the court. |
| Mr Justice Coleridge said: "I shall grant further orders to protect Dr Abedin and prevent her being removed from this country again without her consent." | Mr Justice Coleridge said: "I shall grant further orders to protect Dr Abedin and prevent her being removed from this country again without her consent." |
| Outside court Dr Abedin said: "I'm very happy to be back, but I'd like to get back to my life. I'm looking forward to starting my job." | |
| She said the past few weeks had been "very difficult". | |
| "You can understand that being held captive and against the will, it's not very easy." | |
| Under duress | |
| In a statement issued after her return to London on Tuesday, Dr Abedin said: "On 14 November 2008, I was forced to marry a person of my parents' choice. | |
| "I was removed to another province of Bangladesh. I entered into the marriage ceremony under duress. I did not consent to the marriage." | "I was removed to another province of Bangladesh. I entered into the marriage ceremony under duress. I did not consent to the marriage." |
| Dr Abedin returned to the UK as a result of a British court order made under the Forced Marriage Act. | |
| The High Court in London issued the order while she was still in Bangladesh under new legislation which allows British courts to prevent someone from being forced into marriage. | |
| Dr Abedin came to the UK six years ago to study for a Masters degree in public health at Leeds University. | |
| She had hoped to become a registrar at a GP surgery in east London in August but, after receiving news her mother had taken ill, returned to the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, where she was then allegedly held captive. | |
| While in captivity, Dr Abedin raised the alarm by sending an email to a friend asking for help. |