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Ex-CJ Khairul, ex-minister Menon shown arrested in fresh cases
Staff Correspondent 09 July, 2026, 00:22
ABM Khairul Haque.
A Dhaka magistrate court on Wednesday ordered former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque to be shown arrested in a case filed with Banani Police Station over a murder attempt and violations of the Explosives Act linked to the 2024 July Mass Uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman passed the order following a virtual hearing.
Meanwhile, a Dhaka special judge court showed former minister Rashed Khan Menon arrested in a case filed over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers at Wills Little Flower School and College in the city.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir passed the order after police produced Menon before the court and sought permission to show him arrested in the case. The court later sent him back to jail.
Khairul has now been shown arrested in nine cases. Although he secured bail from the High Court in eight of those cases, the latest shown arrest has prevented his release from jail.
Earlier, on July 2, Sub-Inspector Saiful Islam of Banani Police Station submitted a petition seeking to show the former chief justice arrested in the case.
According to the case statement, protesters participating in the July movement came under attack while marching from Mohakhali towards Shahbagh on August 4, 2024. The attackers allegedly opened fire and hurled crude bombs, leaving 25 to 30 people, including Ujjal Mia, injured.
After the incident, Ujjal filed a case with Banani Police Station on charges of attempted murder and under the Explosives Act.
Detective Branch police arrested Khairul from his Dhanmondi residence on July 24, 2025. He has remained in jail since then.
The case was filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on December 22, 2025 against Menon, a former member of the school’s governing body, and 19 others over the alleged recruitment of 13 teachers through forgery and other irregularities.
According to the case statement, an illegal recruitment board was formed at the institution despite the fact that the special governing committee lacked the authority under existing rules to constitute such a board.
The complaint also alleged that the candidate securing the highest marks in the written examination was denied the opportunity to appear in the viva voce.
It further stated that appointment and joining letters were issued before completion of the recruitment process.
After the July uprising that toppled the authoritarian Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, Menon, also president of Workers Party Bangladesh, was arrested on August 22, 2024 and has remained in jail since then in connection with other cases.
Staff Correspondent 09 July, 2026, 00:22
ABM Khairul Haque.
A Dhaka magistrate court on Wednesday ordered former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque to be shown arrested in a case filed with Banani Police Station over a murder attempt and violations of the Explosives Act linked to the 2024 July Mass Uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman passed the order following a virtual hearing.
Meanwhile, a Dhaka special judge court showed former minister Rashed Khan Menon arrested in a case filed over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers at Wills Little Flower School and College in the city.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir passed the order after police produced Menon before the court and sought permission to show him arrested in the case. The court later sent him back to jail.
Khairul has now been shown arrested in nine cases. Although he secured bail from the High Court in eight of those cases, the latest shown arrest has prevented his release from jail.
Earlier, on July 2, Sub-Inspector Saiful Islam of Banani Police Station submitted a petition seeking to show the former chief justice arrested in the case.
According to the case statement, protesters participating in the July movement came under attack while marching from Mohakhali towards Shahbagh on August 4, 2024. The attackers allegedly opened fire and hurled crude bombs, leaving 25 to 30 people, including Ujjal Mia, injured.
After the incident, Ujjal filed a case with Banani Police Station on charges of attempted murder and under the Explosives Act.
Detective Branch police arrested Khairul from his Dhanmondi residence on July 24, 2025. He has remained in jail since then.
The case was filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on December 22, 2025 against Menon, a former member of the school’s governing body, and 19 others over the alleged recruitment of 13 teachers through forgery and other irregularities.
According to the case statement, an illegal recruitment board was formed at the institution despite the fact that the special governing committee lacked the authority under existing rules to constitute such a board.
The complaint also alleged that the candidate securing the highest marks in the written examination was denied the opportunity to appear in the viva voce.
It further stated that appointment and joining letters were issued before completion of the recruitment process.
After the July uprising that toppled the authoritarian Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, Menon, also president of Workers Party Bangladesh, was arrested on August 22, 2024 and has remained in jail since then in connection with other cases.
