The murder case of retired Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan remains unresolved six years after his death, despite lower court and High Court verdicts upholding death sentences for two defendants and life terms for six others. The case is now before the Appellate Division of Bangladesh’s Supreme Court. As of early July 2026, leave-to-appeal applications filed by the six life-term convicts had not been listed for hearing.

Sinha was killed by police gunfire at the Shamlapur checkpoint on the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive on the night of July 31, 2020. His sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed the murder case five days later. RAB submitted a charge sheet against 15 people, describing the killing as planned. On January 31, 2022, the Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions Judge’s Court sentenced former OC Pradeep Kumar Das and inspector Liaqat Ali to death.

The High Court upheld the lower court ruling on June 2, 2025, with its full judgment published on November 20. The state has supported retaining both verdicts, while Pradeep’s lawyer said he would challenge the High Court ruling. Sharmin said justice would be fully established only after an Appellate Division ruling and its implementation, and called for a swift final hearing.