A.B.M. Khairul Haque

A.B.M. Khairul Haque
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
1 October 2010  17 May 2011
Personal details
Born (1944-05-18) 18 May 1944[1]

A.B.M. Khairul Haque (born 18 May 1944) is jurist,[2] who is former chief justice of Bangladesh and the current chief of Bangladesh Law Commission.[3] He was the 19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh when he delivered the verdict which declared the Caretaker Government illegal and unconstitutional.[4] He was made Chairman of Law Commission on 23 June 2013 for a term of three years.[5] He called for trial of Pakistani soldiers for war crimes committed during Bangladesh Liberation War.[6]

References

  1. "Law Commission". lc.gov.bd. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "BNP leader Moudud Ahmed accuses former chief justice Khairul Haque of betraying country". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "Law Commission chairman feels Bangladesh laws not used well". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. "Ex CJ Khairul Haque reappointed as law commission chair". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "Khairul Haque reappointed Law Commission chairman for another three years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. "ABM Khairul Haque demands trial of Pakistani war criminals". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Mohammad Fazlul Karim
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
1 October 2010 – 17 May 2011
Succeeded by
Md. Muzammel Hossain
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