Former Chief Justice Khairul Haque was released from Keraniganj Special Prison on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, according to prison directorate sources. The source described him as a former Awami League-aligned chief justice. His release followed interim bail granted by the High Court in a Banani police station case involving attempted murder and the Explosives Control Act.

Haque received interim bail from the High Court on August 10. Before that, after securing bail in eight separate cases, the investigating officer applied to the court on July 2 to arrest him in the Banani case. He was shown arrested in that case on July 8.

A lower court rejected his bail request on July 27. Haque then filed a bail petition with the High Court on August 9. Following the hearing, the court granted him interim bail on August 10, and he was released from prison on Wednesday.