A. B. M. Khairul Haque

A. B. M. Khairul Haque (born 18 May 1944)[1] is a Bangladeshi jurist,[2] who served as the 19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the current chief of Bangladesh Law Commission.[3] Acclaimed for delivering verdicts in the Bengali language, he played a pivotal role to implement Bengali in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[4]

A. B. M. Khairul Haque
19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
1 October 2010 – 17 May 2011
Appointed byZillur Rahman
PresidentZillur Rahman
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMohammad Fazlul Karim
Succeeded byMd. Muzammel Hossain
Personal details
Born (1944-05-18) 18 May 1944
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
ProfessionChairman of Law Commission

Career

Haque delivered the verdict which declared the Caretaker Government illegal and unconstitutional.[5] He was made Chairman of Law Commission on 23 June 2013 for a term of three years.[6] He called for trial of Pakistani soldiers for war crimes committed during Bangladesh Liberation War.[7]

Leading Judgments
  • Abdul Mannan Khan v Government of Bangladesh (declaring caretaker government unconstitutional)
  • Siddiq Ahmed v Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Italian Marble Works v Government of Bangladesh

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. বাংলা ভাষা প্রচলন আইন বাস্তবায়ন করতে হবে. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. "Ex CJ Khairul Haque reappointed as law commission chair". The Daily Star. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. "Khairul Haque reappointed Law Commission chairman for another three years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. "ABM Khairul Haque demands trial of Pakistani war criminals". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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