Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has been shown arrested in two separate murder cases linked to the July Uprising, filed with Jatrabari and Adabor police stations in Dhaka.
Following petitions filed by police, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jamsed Alam on Monday granted applications to show him arrested in both cases.
Jatrabari Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Mahmudul Hasan, the investigating officer in the murder of student Md Arif, filed one of the applications.
In the other case, Adabor Police Station Sub-Inspector Mohammad Tipu Sultan filed a similar petition in connection with the murder of garment worker Rubel.
Earlier in the day, Khairul Haque was brought to the custody cell of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court at around 9:30 am and later produced before the court at approximately 11:45 am under tight security.
