On 24 July last year, Khairul Haque was arrested at his residence in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. He has remained in custody since then
Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque is flanked by policemen on the premises of a court in Dhaka on 10 September 2025. Photo: TBS
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Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque is flanked by policemen on the premises of a court in Dhaka on 10 September 2025. Photo: TBS
Police have sought to show former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque arrested in a murder case filed at Jatrabari Police Station in the capital during the July Uprising.
The application was submitted by the case’s investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Md Mahmudul Hasan of Jatrabari Police Station. A hearing on the matter was scheduled to be held at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka this morning (30 March).
The development was confirmed by state prosecutor Shamsuddoha Sumon.
According to the petition, sufficient evidence has been found indicating the accused’s direct and indirect involvement in the incident. It stated that showing him arrested in the case is necessary for a fair and proper investigation.
According to the case statement, clashes broke out between police and activists of the Awami League in the Boubazar Road area of Kutubkhali in Jatrabari on the afternoon of 19 July 2024 during the Students Against Discrimination movement.
During the clash, Md Arif, a first-year Alim student of Lord Hardinge Senior Fazil Madrasa, was shot in the eye. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Following the incident, Arif’s father, Md Yusuf, filed the case at Jatrabari Police Station on 26 August 2024.
Earlier, on 24 July last year, Khairul Haque was arrested at his residence in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. He has remained in custody since then.
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