A Dhaka metropolitan sessions court has rejected the bail petition of actor Ashraful Haque Don, who was arrested in the Salman Shah murder case. The order was issued on Tuesday by the court of 11th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Nurul Islam. Don’s lawyer, Tarikul Islam Jewel, sought bail, but the court dismissed the application, according to bench assistant Faruk Dewan.

This was Don’s second unsuccessful bail bid. A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court had also denied him bail on August 12, and he has remained in custody since his arrest. Immigration police arrested Don at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the early hours of August 9, later handing him to the CID before he was sent to jail through a court order.

CID inspector Md Mujibur Rahman has sought seven days of remand for Don, with a hearing scheduled for August 27. Investigators cited the need to uncover the case’s facts, identify and arrest other associates or relevant people, and examine Don’s reported attempt to travel abroad. The investigation report in the murder case is due on August 30.