Dhaka, March 11 -- The High Court has granted bail to former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged irregularities in securing a RAJUK plot.

With this latest order on Wednesday, Khairul has secured bail in all five cases against him -- including charges of verdict forgery, murder, and graft -- clearing the legal path for his release from prison.

The bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Md Zakir Hossain delivered the verdict following a final hearing on the bail petition.

"There is now no legal bar to his release, unless the government initiates more charges. Usually, as soon as he gets bail in one case, another is filed," his lawyer, Motahar Hossai...