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

Career

Haque delivered the verdict which declared the

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illegal and unconstitutional. He 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

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haque, A. B. M. Khairul 1944 births Living people University of Dhaka alumni Chief justices of Bangladesh Supreme Court of Bangladesh justices Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy Place of birth missing (living people)