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Former AL MP Haji Salim Detained in Dhaka
Former Awami League lawmaker Haji Salim, who represented the Dhaka-8 constituency, was detained on Sunday, 1 September, from the Bangshal area of the capital. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) apprehended him during a raid following a tip-off, according to DB (North) Joint Commissioner Rabiul Islam Bhuyian.
Commissioner Bhuyian confirmed the detention, stating that Haji Salim is implicated in several cases, but it remains unclear under which specific charge he will be formally arrested.
In 2022, a Dhaka court sentenced Haji Salim to prison in a case initiated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for accumulating wealth beyond his known income sources. Thirteen years earlier, Haji Salim had been jailed for a month in connection with this case before being released on bail. Despite the charges, he was re-elected to parliament twice during this period.
The ACC originally filed a case against Haji Salim and his wife, Gulshan Ara, on 24 September 2007, accusing them of illicitly amassing wealth and hiding information in their wealth declarations. The trial concluded with a verdict on 27 April 2008, sentencing Haji Salim to 13 years in prison. The sentence included 10 years for amassing illegal wealth, along with a Tk10 lakh fine, and an additional three years for concealing wealth information. The court ruled that both sentences would be served concurrently.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
