A Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of antagonist actor Mohammad Ashraful Haque, popularly known as Don in the murder case of film star Salman Shah.
On Tuesday, the court of Dhaka 11th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Nurul Islam turned down the bail plea.
The hearing was conducted by Don’s defence lawyer, Tarikul Islam Jewel. Faruk Dewan, the bench assistant of the court, confirmed the decision. Earlier, on 12 August, Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court had also rejected Don’s bail petition.
Immigration police arrested Don at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on 9 August. He was subsequently handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police, and the court ordered him to be sent to jail on the same day.
Meanwhile, CID Dhaka Metro South Inspector Mujibur Rahman, the investigation officer of the case, has applied for a seven-day remand for Don. The hearing on the remand application is scheduled to take place this coming Thursday in the presence of the accused.
Film actor Salman Shah died at his residence in Iskaton in the capital on 6 September 1996.
Although his death was initially reported as a suicide, a murder case was filed later. The investigation into the case has been ongoing for a long time, with multiple names emerging at different times.
On 20 October 2025, Mohammad Alamgir Kumkum, the brother of Salman Shah’s mother Neela Chowdhury, filed the case at Ramna Police Station on her behalf against 11 individuals, including Samira Haq.
The other accused in the case are Samira Haq’s mother Latifa Haq Lucy, businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai, antagonist actor Ashraful Haque Don, David, Javed, Faruk, Ruby, A Sattar, Saju, and Rezvi Ahmed alias Farhad.
