US EditionFormer Bangladesh Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque Arrested Amid Corruption Allegations
DHAKA DISTRICT, DHAKA DIVISION, JUL 24 – Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque faces questioning over allegations including corruption and judicial verdict alterations amid multiple cases filed after a government transition, police said.
- Bangladesh's former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque was arrested on July 24, 2025, at his residence amid corruption allegations and related criminal cases, according to officials.
- He faces charges in three cases, including fraud and forgery, filed by various lawyers in August 2024, as confirmed by Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Talebur Rahman.
- Haque's controversial 2011 ruling that declared the caretaker government system unconstitutional is at the center of the accusations, which were brought by lawyers connected to the political opposition.
- Legal proceedings are ongoing, and he is expected to be shown arrested in at least one of the cases before appearing in court.
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Bangladesh arrests former top judge
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Bangladesh police on Thursday arrested the country's former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) Police picked him up from his Dhanmondi residence around 8:00 am today.
Bangladesh Arrests Former Chief Justice Khairul Haque Over Corruption Charges and Altering Judicial Verdicts
Bangladesh police, on Thursday, arrested the country's former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) Police picked him up from his Dhanmondi residence around 8 am today. Bangladesh Arrests Former Chief Justice Khairul Haque Over Corruption Charges and Altering Judicial Verdicts.
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