Yunus Govt Arrests Bangladesh Ex-Chief Justice, Links Him To Murder During Anti-Hasina Protests

Last Updated:July 24, 2025, 23:39 IST

Bangladesh police arrested 81-year-old ABM Khairul Haque and sent him to jail.

ABM Khairul Haque jailed after being named in murder case linked to last year’s uprising against Hasina. (IMAGE: @airnews_abad/X)

Bangladesh’s police arrested the country’s former top judge, 81-year-old ABM Khairul Haque, on Thursday in connection with a murder-related case that happened during the anti-Hasina protests last year. According to an AFP report, a court in Dhaka later sent the former chief justice to jail.

“Haque is facing several other cases, but he was shown arrested for his alleged involvement in a murder," police officer Nasir Islam was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.

He said the cases are from the student uprising last year that ousted former premier Sheikh Hasina.

The murder case was filed by Ala Uddin, a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) — which is widely expected to win the next election — accusing Haque, Hasina and 465 others for killing his son during the popular uprising.

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