Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has been sent to jail following the completion of a seven-day remand in a high-profile case involving allegations of verdict forgery linked to the annulment of the 13th amendment of the Constitution. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman issued the order on Wednesday (7 August), after Shahbagh Police Station Inspector Khaleq Mia, the investigation officer, presented the former top judge before the court and requested that he be held in jail pending further investigation.

According to the prosecution, Khairul Haque was intensively interrogated during the remand period, and although critical information was obtained, it remains under verification. The accused declined to give a...