DHAKA, Oct 27, 2020 (BSS) – Councilor of 30 No ward of Dhaka South
City Corporation (DSCC) Irfan Salim has been temporarily suspended
from his post as he has been jailed for assaulting a navy official and
possessing illegal walkie-talkies and liquor.
The Local Government Division (LGD) issued a notification this
afternoon suspending Irfan, son of lawmaker Hazi Salim, from his post.
According to the notification, Irfan has been suspended as per the
sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Local Government (city
corporation) Act, 2009 in charges of moral degradation and misconduct
as he has been accused for assaulting a navy official and his wife and
jailed as well as fined by a mobile court for possessing illegal
walkie-talkies and liquor.
Earlier, on Monday, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conducted a raid
at the Lalbag residence of Hazi Salim, Member of Parliament from
Dhaka-7 constituency, and arrested his son Irfan Salim and body guard
Mohammad Jahid Hossain in connection with a case filed by Lieutenant
Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy with Dhanmondi police station.
Following the raid, RAB’s Executive Magistrate Sarwar Alam sentenced
Irfan Salim and his body guard Mohammad Jahid Hossain to one year for
possessing illegal liquor and walkie-talkies.