A court on Thursday dismissed a bail plea of actor Ashraful Haque Don in a case lodged over the murder of popular movie superstar Salman Shah.

Judge Tawhida Akter of Dhaka 6th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court passed the order after holding hearing on the matter.

Don was arrested by immigration police on August 9, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and was later handed over to the CID. He was subsequently sent to jail.

Salman Shah's maternal uncle, Mohammad Alamgir, popularly known as Alamgir Kumkum, on October 21, 2025, filed the case against 11 people, including Salman's wife Samira Haque, with the capital's Ramna Police Station under sections 302 and 34 of the Penal Code.

The other accused are Aziz Mohammad Bhai, Samira's mother Latifa Haque Lusi, Don, David, Zaved, Faruk, Ruby, A Sattar, Saju and Rijvi Ahmed Farhad.