Dhaka, June 3 -- The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has upheld the verdict delivered by the Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge's Court in the much-debated Major (Retd.) Sinha Md. Rashed Khan murder case, confirming the death sentences of former police officials OC Pradeep Kumar Das and Inspector Liaqat Ali, and life imprisonment for six other convicts along with a fine of Tk 50,000 each. This ruling is being seen not merely as a judicial milestone but as a stark reminder of the brutal legacy of "crossfire" executions allegedly conducted under the guise of law enforcement during the previous government.

Legal experts, rights activists, and former military personnel have denounced these extrajudicial actions as targeted killings, with Ma...