The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s bail order for former Chief Justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque in a murder case filed over the killing of a man named Khobaib during the anti-discrimination student movement in Jatrabari. Justice Md. Rezaul Haque issued a 'no order' decision on the state’s petition seeking a stay on the High Court’s bail, effectively removing any legal barrier to Haque’s release. The High Court had granted him bail on June 30.

Senior lawyers Mansurul Haque Chowdhury, Motahar Hossain Saju, and Saeed Ahmed Raza represented the bail petition in court. Earlier, on June 21, a lower court had rejected Haque’s bail plea, prompting him to appeal to the High Court.

According to the case details, Khobaib, aged 20, was shot dead on August 5, 2024, in Jatrabari during clashes involving police and Awami League activists. His brother, Zubair Ahmed, later filed a case on November 16, 2024, naming former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 80 others as accused.