The Supreme Court granted bail to Awami League Lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a graft case today.
A five-member full bench of the court headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique granted the bail.
His lawyer said, Salim is now in the prison cell at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), where he has been receiving treatment. He would be released once the prison authorities receive the SC's bail order.
Haji Salim, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in a graft case.
On February 10 this year, the full text of the High Court's verdict was published upholding his 10-year imprisonment for amassing wealth worth Tk14.65 crore.
The High Court asked him to surrender before the trial court within 30 days of receiving the verdict.
On March 9 last year, the lower court order sentencing the MP to 10 years in jail after hearing a petition by the ACC.
