Four Accused Remanded for Five Days Over Army Soldier Titas Sheikh’s Killing

Dhaka, Bangladesh || Wednesday, 11 November 2026 || 26 Kartik 1433

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Four Accused Remanded for Five Days Over Army Soldier Titas Sheikh’s Killing

Published : Wednesday, 11 November, 2026 at 10:39 AM, Count : 16

Four Accused Remanded for Five Days Over Army Soldier Titas Sheikh’s Killing

A Cox’s Bazar court has granted five days of remand each for four accused in a case filed over the killing of army soldier Titas Sheikh during a joint forces operation in Teknaf.

Senior Judicial Magistrate of Teknaf Nazmul Hasan passed the order on Monday.

Shahjahan Elahi Noori, administrative officer of the Cox’s Bazar Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, confirmed the development to New Age on Tuesday.

Titas Sheikh was killed on November 5 after criminals opened fire on him during a special operation at a human trafficking gang’s hideout in a remote hilly area of Rongikhali under Hnila union in Teknaf.

Court sources said police produced six arrested accused before the court and sought 10 days of remand for each of them. Following a lengthy hearing, the court granted five days of remand for four accused.

The court also recorded statements from five victims in connection with the case.

The six accused produced before the court are Mohammad, 42, Hanif, 40, Md Shafiullah, 32, Md Hasan, 20, Md Aroz, 19, and Omar Faruk, 15.

Army Warrant Officer Minhajul Islam filed a murder case with Teknaf Model Police Station on November 9. Police also filed two separate cases under the Human Trafficking Prevention Act and the Arms Act.

A total of 27 individuals have been named in the three cases, while 68 others have been accused without being specifically identified.

Teknaf Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Saiful Islam said four of the arrested accused were being intensively interrogated on remand.

He added that operations were continuing to arrest others involved in the incident.

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