Ex-CJ Khairul gets six-month bail in two cases

The High Court yesterday granted former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque six months’ ad-interim bail in two murder cases filed over incidents during the July uprising, paving the way for his release from jail.

The court also issued two separate rules asking the state to explain why Khairul should not be granted permanent bail in the cases.

One case, filed with Jatrabari Police Station, accuses him in connection with the killing of Arif, while the other, filed with Adabor Police Station, concerns the killing of Rubel during the uprising, said Advocate Md Motaher Hossain Sazu, a lawyer for Khairul.

According to the defence lawyer, there is now no legal bar to Khairul’s release from Keraniganj Central Jail following the HC orders.

The HC bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the orders after hearing two separate bail petitions filed by Khairul.

Khairul was arrested at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka on July 24, 2025, nearly a year after the fall of the Awami League government.

He was later shown arrested in multiple cases, including several filed over killings during the July movement, and has remained in jail since then.

On April 28, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld earlier HC orders granting him bail in five other cases.