SC to hear Haji Salim's bail plea on August 1

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) will hold hearing on a plea for bail filed by jailed Haji Mohammad Salim, MP, in a case for amassing illegal wealth, on August 1, reports BSS.

Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chamber judge of the Appellate Division, on Monday scraped the plea and sent it to the apex court full bench for hearing on August 1.

Haji Salim filed an appeal against the High Court (HC) verdict that upheld a lower court judgement sentencing him to 10-year imprisonment in a graft case, on May 24. He also filed the bail plea on that day.

Dhaka Special Judge Court-7 on May 22 sent the lawmaker to jail as he surrendered before the court following a High Court order in the case lodged over amassing illegal wealth.