Former Chief Justice A B M Khairul Haque has been shown arrested in a murder case filed at Jatrabari Police Station in connection with the July uprising and the anti-discrimination student movement. The order was issued on Saturday afternoon by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque. Additional Public Prosecutor Shamsuddoha Suman confirmed the development. The investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Ibrahim Khalil, had earlier sought the court’s permission to show Haque arrested in the case, and the court granted the request after hearing both sides.

Khairul Haque was initially 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 cases. He had secured bail in two murder cases related to the July uprising, but the state appealed to suspend that order. The Appellate Division had previously upheld his bail in seven other cases, including those involving alleged forgery and corruption.

The new case stems from an August 5, 2024 incident in which a protester named Khobaib was killed during a student demonstration in Jatrabari. The victim’s brother filed the case naming 80 accused, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, and Obaidul Quader.