A.B.M. Khairul Haque

A. B. M. Khairul Haque (born 18 May 1944) is a Bangladeshi jurist, who served as the 19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the chairman of Bangladesh Law Commission.

Career In June 2008, Khairul Haque and Justice Md Abu Tariq held hearings on suo moto contempt rule against Ekramul Huq and other journalists after a magazine published a report on a High Court judge whitening black money. Justice Khairul Haque and Justice Abu Tariq declared Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2008 illegal due to provision allowing "constructive criticism" of judgement.

Haque delivered the verdict which declared the Caretaker Government illegal and unconstitutional.

Haque was made Chairman of Law Commission on 23 June 2013 for a term of three years. He called for trial of Pakistani soldiers for war crimes committed during Bangladesh Liberation War.

On 24 July 2025, Haque was arrested in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. He was accused in the murder case of Abdul Kaiyum, an activist of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party affiliate Jubo Dal. Kaiyum died in protests led by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 18 July 2024. On 17 August, an Appellate Division's chamber judge upheld a High Court order granting Haque ad-interim bail and he was then released from Keraniganj Central Jail the day after.

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