Haji Salim admitted to BSMMU from jail

Haji Md Salim, a politician from Dhaka-7, was brought to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Monday, just one day after being sentenced to prison in a corruption case.

Brig Gen Md Nazrul Islam, BSMMU Director (Hospital), said Haji Salim was admitted to the hospital at 10:30 a.m. with a cardiac condition.

When asked about his condition, the director indicated they wouldn't know until his cardiologists examined him.

Haji Salim, who was sentenced to ten years in prison in 2008 for corruption, appeared in a Dhaka court on Sunday afternoon and requested bail in the case.

The court denied his bail application and sentenced him to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.