Dhaka, July 24 -- Bangladesh police, on Thursday, arrested the country's former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque.

A team from the Detective Branch (DB) Police picked him up from his Dhanmondi residence around 8 am today.

DB joint commissioner Nasirul Islam confirmed the arrest of former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque.

"Yes, we have arrested him", Islam told ANI, over the phone.

"There are three cases against him", he added, without elaborating.

Khairul Haque served as the 19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh.

On August 18, Supreme Court lawyer Mujahidul Islam Shaheen filed a case against Khairul at Shahbagh Police Station, accusing him of corruption and altering judicial verdicts, BDNews24 reported.

This followed another case lodged ea...