Court rejects ex-CJ Khairul's bail plea in July Uprising murder case
The Former chief justice remains in jail after a Dhaka court turned down his bail application in a case over the killing of a youth during the July Uprising
A Dhaka court today (21 June) rejected a bail petition filed by former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in a case filed over the killing of a young man during the July Uprising.
Dhaka Seventh Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Salekin Habib Bappy passed the order after hearing the bail plea submitted by the defence.
Khairul Haque, 80, was shown arrested in the case on 23 May this year by the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque and was subsequently sent to jail.
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The case concerns the death of Khobaib, 20, who was shot and killed beneath the Jatrabari flyover on 5 August 2024, during the final phase of the mass uprising that led to the fall of the Awami League government.
The victim's brother, Zobayer Ahmed, filed the murder case with the court on 16 November 2024.
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Khairul Haque from the capital's Dhanmondi area on 24 July 2025.
Following his arrest, the former chief justice was also shown arrested in another case filed over the killing of Abdul Qaium Ahad during the July-August mass uprising.
Khairul Haque served as the country's 19th chief justice and has faced legal scrutiny in multiple cases related to deaths and violence during the July Uprising.
