Dhaka, July 31 -- Former Chief Justice and ex-Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque has been placed on a seven-day remand in connection with a case filed over allegations of forging court verdicts.

On Wednesday, Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah granted the remand after Shahbagh Police Station Inspector Khalek Miah, the investigation officer (IO) of the case, sought a 10-day remand for questioning.

After hearing the plea, the court approved a seven-day remand instead.The case was filed on 27 August last year by Supreme Court lawyer Mujahidul Islam Shaheen with Shahbag Police Station. The complaint accuses the former chief justice of corruption and manipulating verdicts during his tenure.

Further investigat...