Dhaka: The High Court (HC) today issued a rule demanding that authorities explain within two weeks why former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque should not be granted bail in five separate cases. Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Sagir Hossain made the ruling after a hearing on the bail plea for the former chief justice.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Senior Advocate Munsurul Hoque Chowdhury presented the bail plea in court, while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman represented the state. Barrister M Sarwar Hossain put forward arguments on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The former chief justice, aged 80, was apprehended by a team from the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area on July 24, 2025. He was subsequently shown arrested in connection with a case related to the killing of Abdul Qaium Ahad during the July-August Mass Uprising.
Previously, Supreme Court lawyer Muzahidul Islam filed a case against Haque, accusing him of delivering malicious and illegal judgments and crafting false verdicts driven by personal gain. This case, filed on August 27, 2024, falls under sections 219 and 416 of the Penal Code of 1860. Additionally, two similar cases have been lodged against him in Narayanganj. In August 2025, the ACC also filed a case against ABM Khairul Haque for illegally acquiring a plot from Rajuk.