The Nationalist Lawyers’ Forum staged a protest and rally at the Supreme Court demanding the immediate arrest of former Chief Justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque. Speakers at the demonstration accused him of being a key architect in the destruction of democracy and human rights in Bangladesh. They called for his immediate arrest and trial, insisting that justice must be served to prevent future judges from following a similar path. The protesting lawyers also alleged that political favoritism and authoritarian tendencies still persist within both the higher and lower judiciary, urging the swift removal of such judges.