Haji Salim released on bail

Staff Reporter :
Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim was freed on bail on Tuesday noon (Jan 17).
He had been in hospital care at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
The Jailer of Keraniganj Central Jail Mahbubul Islam confirmed the matter to the media and said that Salim bail documents were handed over to the authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU). Later, the jail authority released him around 2:05 pm after
checking the papers. According to the Jailer, Haji Salim was released following the law. Besides, the prison guards were also removed as he was undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU).
In this regard, Director of the hospital Brigadier General Rezaur Rahman said that he left the hospital soon after being released on bail.
Earlier on May 22, the court sent him to jail rejecting bail. Later, he was sent to prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) after his sickness.
Meanwhile, leaders and activists of the ruling party welcomed him at the entrance of the hospital on the afternoon.
In 2007, ACC filed a case against Haji Salim with Lalbagh Police Station for accumulating wealth illegally. On 27 April 2008, a Dhaka court sentenced him to 13 years in jail and fined Tk20 lakh. Salim moved the High Court (HC) against the verdict.
In 2011, the court overturned his sentence but the ACC appealed against the verdict.