Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque: Democracy fails when law fails
Justice ABM Khairul Haque was appointed as the 19th chief justice of the country on September 27, 2010. He retired on May 17, 2011. In 2013, the government appointed him as the chairman of the Law Commission. Since then he has served in this position for three terms. During his tenure, he played a significant role in several landmark legal cases, including the declaration of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh as illegal and cancellation of the caretaker government system in Bangladesh. His judgments in various historical cases garnered much attention and discussion.