Former chief justice Khairul Haque released on bail after over a year in jail

Appellate Division bars the 82-year-old from leaving Bangladesh without court permission 1 HOUR(s) UPDATED 6 MIN(s) Star Online Report Photo: Courtesy After spending a year and 25 days in jail, former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque has been released on bail granted by the Supreme Court.He was released from Keraniganj Special Jail at 4:15pm today, his lawyers Md Motaher Hossain Sazu and Monaim Nobi Shahin told The Daily Star.Md Tayef Uddin Mia, senior superintendent of the jail, also confirmed the development.Khairul Haque, however, cannot leave the country without permission from the court concerned as per a directive issued by the Appellate Division, lawyer Motaher said.Khairul Haque, 82, was arrested from his Dhanmondi home on July 24 last year by the Detective Branch (DB) and subsequen