Police have sought to show former Chief Justice A B M Khairul Haque as arrested in a case filed under the Explosives Act and for attempted murder at Banani Police Station. The application was submitted on Thursday by Sub-Inspector Saiful Islam, the investigating officer of the case. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka has set July 6 for a hearing on the matter in the presence of the accused.

Khairul Haque was previously arrested from his Dhanmondi residence on July 24 last year and has remained in custody since then. The High Court had earlier directed that he not be shown arrested or harassed without specific charges. He has received bail in several cases, including those related to the July uprising and other criminal allegations, though the state has appealed to suspend some of those orders.

Despite being granted bail in multiple cases, the police have now sought to show him arrested in a new case under the Explosives Act, adding to the ongoing legal proceedings against the former chief justice.