Former chief justice Khairul Haque shown arrested in corruption case

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of misusing his power to unlawfully obtain a 10-katha plot. The court also rejected his bail petition.

The order was issued on Wednesday (September 10) by Acting Judge Ibrahim Mia of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court following a petition from the ACC.

At 9:36am, Khairul Haque was brought to court from Keraniganj Central Jail and kept in the court’s lockup. At 10:32am, he was produced before the bench, where. After the hearing, the court granted the petition to show him arrested in the case.

Defence lawyer Monaim Nabi Shahin appealed for bail, while ACC counsel Hafizur Rahman opposed the plea. After hearing both sides, the court rejected the bail application and ordered that he be shown arrested.

On August 6, ACC Deputy Director Abdullah Al Mamun filed the case, naming Khairul Haque and seven others as accused.

According to the case statement, Khairul Haque, who already owns a six-storey ancestral house on nearly 18 kathas of land on Education Extension Road No. 2 (Naem Road) in the capital, abused his authority as Chief Justice. He allegedly provided false information and resorted to fraud, violating Rule 13 of the Dhaka Improvement Trust (Allotment of Lands) Rules, 1969, by submitting an affidavit to obtain a 10-katha plot from Rajuk.

Earlier, on 24 July, Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Khairul Haque from his residence in Dhanmondi. That night, he was sent to jail in connection with the murder case of Jubo Dal activist Abdul Kaiyum Ahad during the July Movement in Jatrabari, Dhaka.