Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The High Court on Sunday deferred till October 26 the hearing on the bail petition filed by former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque in a case filed over the death of a Jubo Dal activist at Jatrabari during the July uprising.

The HC bench of Justice Md Zakir Hossain and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja passed the order after hearing a petition filed seeking time.

On August 11, the lawyers of Khairul Haque filed a petition seeking cancellation of the case and bail for their client.

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The state counsel filed a petition seeking time for one week in the case that led to chaos at the court.

Later, the court fixed Sunday for hea...