Meanwhile, former BNP lawmaker MAH Selim was shown arrested yesterday in the case filed with Gulshan Police Station for extorting Tk 2.20 crore from Al-Amin Construction Firm.

Abu Naser, an executive of the firm, filed the case on June 20 accusing Selim and his brother Abdur Rob Dakua.

Sub-Inspector Faruq Hossain of Gulshan Police Station, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, produced Salahuddin before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka. He in a forwarding prayed to the court to keep Salahuddin confined to jail as it may be needed to interrogate him further regarding the case.

The IO also said that the accused had already given significant information about the case filed against him and his wife Hasina Ahmed on April 1 for depriving the government of a large amount of tax by understating the prices of their three luxurious automobiles.

Another court also sent Bappi to jail after he was produced before it on completion of a three-day remand in a graft case filed by an official of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Earlier on March 29 and May 20, Bappi was placed on remand for five days in two phases.

Two other accused in the case are former BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid and owner of Sky Autos, Istiaq Sadiq.

The case was filed on March 17 with Pallabi Police Station in connection with evading tax during import of a luxury car by abusing duty-free car import privilege of an MP.