Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail on Monday observed that the killing of Maj (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan was premeditated. His observation came before delivering judgment in the sensational murder of the retired major at a police check post in Teknaf on July 31, 2020."I have tried to find out the details of the Major Sinha murder", he said.  “Three members of APBN were in charge. The trio first released Sinha's car after stopping it, but the police stopped it again and shot him within 10 to 20 minutes". Also read: Sinha murder: Ex-OC Pradeep, Liakat sentenced to death; 6 get life termThis proves that Sinha's assassination was a premeditated murder, said the judge.According to the observation Liaquat Ali fired four times at Sinha. Liaquat admitted to shooting Sinha thinking he had a pistol in his hand. Eventually OC Pradeep reached the spot and kicked the left side of Sinha's chest.Similarly, in the statement of SI Nanda Dulal Rakshita proved that he played an active role in the murder.Earlier in the day, the judgment of Sinha murder case was read out at a Cox's Bazar court in presence of 15 accused in the case.The accused were brought to the court from Cox's Bazar district jail at 2 pm on Monday.Judge Mohammad Ismail started to read out the judgment when the accused were produced before the court, said Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam.Of the 15 accused, 12 gave confessional statements before court during the trial except ex-OC Pradeep Kumar Das, Constable Sagar Dev and Rubel Sharma. Also read: Sinha murder verdict: Security beefed up in Cox’s BazarOther accused in the case are- Inspector of Baharchara Police outpost Liakat Ali, sub-inspectors Nandolal Rakkhit and Tutul, assistant sub-inspector Liton Mia; constables Shafanur Karim, Kamal Hossain, Abdullah AL Mamun, , Md Rajib and Md Abdullah, ASI of APBN Md Shahjahan and Nurul Amin, Md Nizamuddin and Ayaz Uddin.Meanwhile, security was beefed up in Cox’s Bazar town ahead of the delivery of judgment.Additional police personnel were deployed in and around the court premises while a number of check-post were set up at different points.The movement of pedestrians around the court was also restricted.On January 12, the Cox’s Bazar court fixed Monday for delivery of the judgment.On July 31, 2020, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning to town after filming for a documentary.On August 5, 2020, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of being involved in the killing, including former officer-in-charge of Teknaf model police station Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost inspector Liakat Ali.On December 13, same year, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge sheet against 15 people, including  ex-OC Pradeep, police source Ayaz and three APBn members, in connection with the case.On June 27, 2021, a Cox’s Bazar court framed charges against them.

The High Court on Wednesday asked two people acquitted by a lower court in a case filed against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others over laundering Tk 4 crore  to surrender before  it. They are Mohammad Shahajahan and Niranjan Chandra Saha. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md. Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a petition. The court also wanted to know why the acquittal of the two should not be revoked. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on December 20 filed a petition challenging the lower court’s verdict acquitting Shahajahan and Niranjan in the graft case. Read: Court wraps up witness statements in graft case against ex-chief justice SK Sinha On November 9, Judge of the Dhaka Special (Court-4) Sheikh Nazmul Alam Khan sentenced former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to 11 years’ imprisonment in the case. The court also fined S K Sinha Tk 45 lakh, in default, to suffer six months more rigorous imprisonment. It also ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate Tk 78 lakh from his bank account. The court also sentenced eight other accused to different jail terms while acquitted two others -- Shahjahan and Niranjan --as allegations brought against them were not proved. Former managing director of Farmers Bank AKM Shamim got four years’ jail with a fine of Tk 50,000 while Santri Roy Simi and Ranjit Chandra Saha were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each with a fine of Tk 10,000. Read: Ex-CJ SK Sinha among 11 faces arrest warrant The remaining four accused -- Gazi Salahuddin, senior executive vice president and former head of credit division of the bank, Swapan Kumar Roy, first vice president (Credit division), Shafiuddin Askari Ahmed, vice president Md Lutful Haque -- were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each and fined Tk 25,000 each. On July 10, 2019, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case accusing former chief justice SK Sinha and 10 others of accumulating illegal wealth and laundering Tk 4 crore. On December 10, 2019, the investigation officer in the case submitted a chargesheet against the 11 accused. On August 13, 2020, a court framed charges against the 11, including Sinha.

The second day of second phase of testimonial statements in the murder case of Maj (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan concluded at Cox’s Bazar court Monday with the testimony and statement of the fourth witness.  The court adjourned at around 5 pm with CNG driver Kamal Hossain’s testimony as an eyewitness and interrogation by defense lawyers. The statement was recorded before Cox’s Bazar district and session court Judge Md Ismail. Fifteen accused of the murder case were presented to the court under intense security around 10 am Monday. READ: Sinha murder: Court warns against 'media trial' Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam said six witnesses of the case were sent a notice on Sunday. On September 7, the  fifth witness of the case will be produced before the court. Meanwhile defense lawyer Rana Dasgupta said there is no proof that the fourth witness is a CNG driver and he gave a different statement to the Investigation Officer earlier. In the three-day testimonial statements recording August 23 to 25, plaintiff Sharmin Sahariya Ferdous, sister of Sinha, and witness Shahedul Islam Sifat’s testimony were recorded. On Sunday, third witness of the case Mohammad Ali’s statement was recorded at the court. On July 31 last year, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning to town after filming for a documentary. On August 5, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of being involved in the killing, including Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost inspector Liakat Ali. On December 13, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge sheet against 15 people, including police source Ayaz and three APBn members, in connection with the case filed over Sinha's murder at a checkpost manned by APBn, where officers of the Teknaf police station intercepted Sinha's car. All of the 15 accused in the chargesheet are currently in jail. Of them 12 have given confessional statements before court except OC Pradeep Kumar Das, constable Sagar Dev and Rubel Sharma. READ: Sinha murder trial: Third day of trial concludes with Sifat's testimony Other accused of the case are- Inspector of Baharchara Police outpost Liakat Ali, sub-inspectors Nandolal Rakkhit and Tutul, assistant sub-inspector Liton Mia; constables Shafanur Karim, Kamal Hossain, Abdullah AL Mamun, , Md Rajib and Md Abdullah, ASI of APBN Md Shahjahan and Nurul Amin, Md Nizamuddin and Ayaz Uddin.

On the second day of recording statements of the witnesses in the Maj. (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case trial, the second witness, Sifat gave testimonial statement before a Cox’s Bazar court Tuesday. The court was adjourned at 8pm and on Wednesday it will continue recording statement of Sifat and defense lawyers will cross-question him, said public prosecutor advocate Faridul Alam. Recording statement of the second witness started in the afternoon after plaintiff Sharmin Shahria’s statement was cross-questioned by three defense lawyers including the lawyers of accused suspended OC Pradeep and Inspector Liakat Ali. On Monday, the trial proceedings of the sensational murder case began with recording the testimonial statement of Sinha’s sister and plaintiff of the case Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous. Thirteen lawyers representing the defendants questioned her. READ: Sinha murder: Defence lawyers allegedly obstruct trial  After completing the recording the statement of Sharmin, the court today was supposed to record statements of other five witnesses but due to shortage of time it couldn’t, said public prosecutor Faridul Alam. All the 15 accused in the case were presented before the court during the trial today. On July 31 last year, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning to town after filming for a documentary. On August 5, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of being involved in the killing, including Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost inspector Liakat Ali. On December 13, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge sheet against 15 people, including police source Ayaz and three APBn members, in connection with the case filed over Sinha's murder at a checkpost manned by APBn, where officers of the Teknaf police station intercepted Sinha's car. All of the 15 accused of the charge sheet are currently in jail. Of them 12 have given confessional statement before court except OC Pradeep Kumar Das, constable Sagar Dev and Rubel Sharma. READ: HC refuses bail to another 3 accused in Sinha murder case Other accused of the case are- Inspector of Baharchara Police outpost Liakat Ali, sub-inspectors Nandolal Rakkhit and Tutul, assistant sub-inspector Liton Mia; constables Shafanur Karim, Kamal Hossain, Abdullah AL Mamun, , Md Rajib and Md Abdullah, ASI of APBN Md Shahjahan and Nurul Amin, Md Nizamuddin and Ayaz Uddin.

On the first day of recording statements of the witnesses in the Maj. (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case trial, the defence plawyers allegedly tried to delay the proceedings at a Cox’s Bazar court. Defendant’s lawyer advocate Rana Dash Gupta submitted 11 petitions praying to suspend the case but the court didn’t accept them, said Plaintiffs’ lawyer advocate Mohammad Jahangir and public prosecutor advocate Faridul Alam to media. Meanwhile, the trial proceedings of the sensational murder case began with recording the testimonial statement of Sinha’s sister and plaintiff of the case Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous. Also read: HC refuses bail to another 3 accused in Sinha murder case

The High Court on Monday rejected bail to another three accused in the Maj. (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case on grounds that the petitions were not filed before it. The order was issued by a bench of Justice Farid Ahmed and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim.  The three accused who sought bail are: Shahjahan Ali, Razib Hossain and Abdullah Al Mahmud. Additional Attorney General Sheikh Mohammad Morshed and deputy attorney general Sujit Chatarjee Bappi represented the state while Advocate Mahbubur Rahman stood for the petitioners. A Cox’s Bazar court on June 27 framed charges against 15 accused, including suspended Teknaf police station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das, in the murder case. The court also fixed July 26, 27 and 28 for recording testimonies of witnesses, said Public Prosecutor of Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions Judge Court Faridul Alam. It also rejected bail petitions of another six accused, including ex-OC Pradeep and constable Sagar Dev. On July 31 last year, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning to town after filming for a documentary. On August 5, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of being involved in the killing, including Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost inspector Liakat Ali. On December 13, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge sheet against 15 people, including police source Ayaz and three APBn members, in connection with the case filed over Sinha's murder at a checkpost manned by APBn, where officers of the Teknaf police station intercepted Sinha's car. Khairul Islam, assistant superintendent of police of RAB-15 and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet before Cox's Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate Tamanna Farah.