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 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
In June 2008, Justice 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 Haque and Justice Md 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.

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 Bangladesh Liberation War.

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