A Cox’s Bazar court will announce the verdict in the murder case of retired army Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan on Jan 31. Judge Md Ismail of the Cox’s Bazar District and Session Court scheduled the date on Wednesday after the prosecution and the defence ended their arguments, said Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam, reports bdnews24.com. Sinha, 36, was a member of the Special Security Force tasked with guarding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, but had gone into early retirement. His father, the late Ershad Khan, was a deputy secretary at the finance ministry. Sinha was shot dead at a checkpoint on the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive on the night of Jul 31, 2020.

Source: bd News24 January 12, 2022 09:52 UTC