Bangladesh Judge Detained | In Yunus' Bangladesh, Former Chief Justice Detained By Police

In what is being seen as an authoritarian step and police overreach under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, a former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has been detained by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. He was taken into custody around 8:30 am on Thursday in Dhaka. Khairul Haque delivered the landmark verdicts as Chief Justice including declaring the 13th constitutional amendment (caretaker government system) and fatwas illegal. These verdicts were perceived as pro-Sheikh Hasina but, in a country, where radical Islam is gaining a firm grip, this action after the arrest of renowned Bangladeshi economist and former chairman of Janata BankIn what is being seen as an authoritarian step and police overreach under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, a former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has been detained by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. He was taken into custody around 8:30 am on Thursday in Dhaka. Khairul Haque delivered the landmark verdicts as Chief Justice including declaring the 13th constitutional amendment (caretaker government system) and fatwas illegal. These verdicts were perceived as pro-Sheikh Hasina but, in a country, where radical Islam is gaining a firm grip, this action after the arrest of renowned Bangladeshi economist and former chairman of Janata Bank, Abul Barkat is another indicator of the continuing targeting civil society members.