Haji Selim could not be reached for comments, but his lawyer claimed the MP bought the land and registered it in the name of his wife Gulshanara Begum. Selim, the Dhaka-7 MP, took its control in 2003, though a legal battle over its ownership is still ongoing. Locals said Haji Selim took control of the land and put guards to prevent the employees of the bank from recovering the land again. “We have been hearing for long that this land belongs to the Agrani Bank branch. People from the bank took control of the land some days ago.

Source: bd News24 November 22, 2020 18:33 UTC