Attacking Navy officer: Erfan Salim denied bail

The High Court today refused to grant bail to Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Salim, in a case filed over "attacking" Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka in October last year. The court, however, issued a rule asking the state to explain in two weeks why Erfan Salim, now in jail, should not be granted bail in the case. The HC bench of