Awami League lawmaker Haji Salim, serving jail term for graft,  was paroled for a few hours  to attend his elder brother Haji Kayes’s janaza and burial on Friday. The Home Ministry granted the parole to Haji Salim for five  and a half hours. Around 4 pm Salim walked out from the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU), where he has been staying under the watch of prison authorities since May 23, said Mahabub Islam, jailer of Dhaka Central Jail (Keraniganj). Read: Haji Selim ordered to surrender before trial court within 30 days Haji Kayes, 72, died this morning at his residence in the city’s Shyamoli. On May 22, Salim was sent to jail in this case by a Dhaka court following his surrender. After spending a night in jail, he was admitted to BSMMU the following day.  Salim, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail in the graft case, went to Bangkok for treatment on May 2 and returned home on May 5. Read: HC seeks explanation about birth certificate of street children On February 10, the full text of the High Court’s order was published upholding his 10-year imprisonment. The HC had earlier asked him to surrender before the trial court within 30 days of getting the order and also directed the trial court to cancel the bail order of the MP and issue an arrest warrant against him "if he does not surrender within the given time".  

Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Selim, who went to Bangkok for treatment despite conviction in a corruption case, returned to the country abiding by the law, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Thursday. “Haji Selim is a Member of Parliament, he is respectful to the country's law,” the minister told reporters at the Secretariat. Also read: Haji Selim ordered to surrender before trial court within 30 days “Therefore, there is nothing to create confusion in this regard. Hopefully the matter is clear now,” he added.

The full text of the High Court’s verdict was published on Thursday upholding 10-year imprisonment  of Awami League parliamentarian Haji Mohammad Selim. Haji Selim was asked to surrender to the trial court within 30 days of receiving the verdict from HC, Khurshid Alam Khan, lawyer of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) told UNB. HC directed the trial court to cancel the bail order to the Dhaka-7 MP and issue an arrest warrant against him if he does not surrender within the given time. However, Haji Selim’s wife Gulshan Ara’s appeal filed in this case has been rejected as she died in 2020. ACC lawyer, Khurshid Alam said, “After this verdict Haji Selim has lost the eligibility to remain a MP according to the paragraph 66 (2) of the constitution.” Meanwhile Haji Selim’s lawyer ayed Ahmed Raza said, “We will appeal to the Supreme Court’s appellate division against the HC order. Until it gets settled Haji Selim can not be considered indicted and no such bar is effective on him remaining a MP.” Lawyer Sayed Ahmed Raza however said Haji Selim will surrender to the trial court within 30 days following the HC order for now. Read: Govt working to bring back ex-envoy Khairuzzaman from Malaysia: Shahriar On March, 9, last year HC bench of Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq passed the order after hearing a petition by the ACC At the same time, the Dhaka-7 MP was acquitted of a three-year jail term in the same case filed by the ACC for concealing wealth information. The High Court also reduced the fine imposed on Selim by half to Tk 10 lakh. He will have to spend one more year in jail if he fails to pay the fine. In 2007, the ACC filed the case against Salim. On April 27, 2008, a Dhaka court jailed him for 13 years and fined Tk 20 lakh.  Selim moved the High Court against the verdict. In 2011, the court overturned his sentence but the ACC later appealed against the lower court verdict. Later, the Appellate Division asked the High Court to re-hear the petition.  Irregularities of Selim resurfaced after his son Irfan Selim was arrested for assaulting a navy official in 2020.

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Thursday fixed April 25 for hearing a petition filed by the state challenging bail of Irfan Selim that was granted by the High Court (HC) in a case over assaulting a Navy officer last year. A virtual Appellate Division bench led by the Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain fixed the date. Advocate Abdul Baset Majumdar stood for Irfan, son of Awami League leader Haji Selim. On March 18, the High Court granted him bail which was later stayed for four weeks by the chamber judge on March 28. Also read: Hearing on Irfan Selim’s plea challenging stay on bail order on April 19 According to the case statement, a private car hit Bangladesh Navy’s Lieutenant Wasif Ahmed Khan’s motorcycle near Labaid Hospital at Dhanmondi on October 25, 2020 when he and his wife were returning to their Mohammadpur residence from Nilkhet. Later, some people, including Irfan, came out of the car and physically assaulted Wasif and verbally abused his wife. The Navy officer filed a case at Dhanmondi Police Station, naming four people including Irfan. The three other accused are AB Siddique Dipu, 45, Md Zahid, 35, and Md Mizanur Rahman, 30. All of them are behind bars now. Also read: Navy officer assault case: SC stays HC bail to Irfan Selim On October 26, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained Irfan from his father’s Devdas Lane residence in Old Dhaka. Two firearms, 38 walkie-talkies and liquor were seized from his house during the drive. He was suspended from the post of councillor the next day. He has been facing four more cases. He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for keeping walkie-talkies illegally and another six months for possessing illegal liquor on October 26, 2020 by a mobile court led by Rab.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed for four weeks the bail of Irfan Selim, son of Awami League leader Haji Selim, granted by the High Court in a case filed over assaulting a Navy officer in October last year. Vacation chamber bench of the Appellate Division, Chamber judge Justice Obaidul Hassan stayed the bail after hearing a petition. On March 18, the High Court granted bail to Irfan Selim in the case. The HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Md Badruzzaman granted the bail. Advocate Syed Ahmed Raza stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Dr Mohammad Bashir Ullah represented the state. Also read: Navy officer assault case: HC grants bail to Irfan Selim On January 27, the High Court rejected the bail of Irfan Selim in the case. The court also issued a rule asking why Irfan should not be granted bail. The state has been asked to respond to the rule within two weeks. According to the case statement, a private car hit Bangladesh Navy’s Lieutenant Wasif Ahmed Khan’s motorcycle near Labaid Hospital at Dhanmondi  on October 25, 2020 when he and his wife were returning to their Mohammadpur residence from Nilkhet. Later, some people including Irfan came out of the car and physically assaulted Wasif and verbally abused his wife. The Navy officer later filed a case with Dhanmondi Police Station, naming four people including Irfan. The three other accused are AB Siddique Dipu, 45, Md Zahid, 35, and Md Mizanur Rahman, 30. All of them are behind bars now. Also read: Irfan Selim relieved from narcotics case On October 26, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained Irfan from his father’s Devdas Lane residence in Old Dhaka. Two firearms, 38 walkie-talkies and liquor were seized from Irfan’s house during the drive. Meanwhile, the government suspended Irfan from the post of councillor on October 27, last year. The Awami League leader’s son has been facing four more cases. Also read: Assault on Navy officer: High Court denies bail to Irfan Selim He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for keeping walkie-talkies illegally and another six months for possessing illegal liquor on October 26, 2020 by a mobile court led by Rab.

Irfan Selim, son of Awami League leader Haji Selim and former ward councillor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), was relieved on Monday from a case filed with Chwakbazar Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.

The hearing of an appeal filed by Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Selim against his 13-year jail sentence, for amassing illegal wealth, started on Sunday.

The High Court on Wednesday refused bail to Irfan Selim, son of Awami League leader Haji Selim, in a case filed over assaulting a Navy officer in October last year.

The High Court on Wednesday sought the documents of a corruption case where Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Selim was handed 13 years' imprisonment.

Local administration on Sunday recovered 14 bighas of land that was occupied by the Awami League leader and Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Salim in Sonargaon of Narayanganj.