Salam Murshedy Gulshan Property Case Postponed to Sept 21
The testimony hearing in a corruption case involving former MP and football official Salam Murshedy has been adjourned. No witnesses appeared before the Dhaka court on the scheduled date.
Legal proceedings involving former Member of Parliament and former Bangladesh Football Federation senior vice-president Salam Murshedy faced a delay on August 19, 2025. The testimony hearing for a high-profile corruption case regarding the alleged embezzlement of government property in Dhaka's Gulshan area has been officially postponed. According to the updated judicial schedule, the court has reset the new date for recording witness testimonies to September 21.
The proceedings were scheduled to take place before Judge Md Abdus Salam at the Special Judge Court-9 in Dhaka. However, the hearing could not proceed as planned because not a single witness showed up in court on the designated day. Consequently, the judicial proceedings had to be adjourned without recording any official testimonies from the summoned individuals involved in the case file.
The extensive legal matter involves a total of thirteen defendants, including Salam Murshedy himself, who are facing serious allegations related to the misappropriation of state-owned property located in the Gulshan neighborhood. The charges implicate several entities and institutional connections, drawing scrutiny from multiple bodies including Rajuk, the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, and the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Other prominent individuals named alongside the former football official in connection with the ongoing judicial inquiry include Humayun Khadem, M Azizul Haque, Md Azharul Islam, Md Habib Ullah, Abdus Sobhan, Mir Mohammad Hasan, and Mir Md Nurul Afsar. The inclusion of these various figures underscores the broad scope of the investigation into the disputed real estate assets.
As the legal process continues to unfold in the capital, the primary defendant remains behind bars. Salam Murshedy was previously taken into custody nearly a year ago on October 1, 2024, and has remained incarcerated while the court addresses the multiple charges brought against the group of thirteen defendants.
