Brigadier General Miftah Uddin Ahmed, named in a charge sheet over the killing of Teknaf councillor Ekramul Haque in Cox’s Bazar, has been taken into military custody. The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate announced the development on the night of July 28. ISPR said he was taken into custody and that further action would be taken in accordance with the law.

The case concerns allegations that Ekramul Haque was killed in a crime against humanity under the guise of a “crossfire” incident. At the time of the 2018 killing in Teknaf, Miftah was commander of RAB-7 and held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the army. The Home Ministry had previously imposed a travel ban on him at the request of an investigation commission examining enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.

A formal charge sheet was submitted to International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday. After taking cognisance of the allegations, the court issued an arrest warrant against Miftah Uddin Ahmed alongside former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other fugitive accused persons.