The probe committee commissioned by the Home Ministry has submitted its report on the murder of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan in Cox's Bazar.
Additional Commissioner of Chittagong division, Md Mizanur Rahman, who led the probe committee, submitted the report to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at the secretariat in Dhaka on Monday.
The minister said the report will not be disclosed right now as law enforcement agencies are investigating the murder case.
"If the court wants the report, we will submit it to them," he added.
The home minister also said action will be taken after going through the report.
The inquiry committee began its work on August 2 and was scheduled to submit its report within seven working days. However, the committee was granted several extensions to complete its investigation.
The probe body interviewed 68 people and visited various locations to determine the reason for the murder.
On September 2, the committee questioned Pradeep Kumar Das, suspended officer-in-charge of Teknaf police station and one of the prime accused in the murder case, at the Cox's Bazar District Jail Gate.
On July 31, retired army officer Sinha was killed in police firing at the Shamlapur police check post on Marine Drive in Teknaf's Baharchhara.
Sinha was on his way back to Nilima Resort in Himchhari after filming a video on Marishbunia hill in Teknaf.
His elder sister Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous filed a murder case with the Cox's Bazar Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on August 5.
What does the probe committee say?
After handing over the probe report to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at the Secretariat on Monday, Md Mizanur Rahman said the report provided a detailed timeline of the investigation and a list of 68 people who may have been involved in the incident.
“We had an action plan and I have given that plan in the attachment. It includes what we have done from August 3 to today. We did it like a detailed calendar, and it's in the attachment,” he said
“We have made a list of who was possibly involved in the incident. The list includes the names of 68 people and we have recorded their statements as well,” the head of the probe committee added.
He also said: “At night, we did a reenactment with the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) to try to understand how the incident took place. We went to the hill where Major Sinha went and spoke to the people of that area. After analyzing all of our findings, we submitted the probe report with recommendations.”
When asked how many recommendations were in the probe report, Mizanur said he had submitted the report to the Home Ministry and there would be no further statement from him.
The three other members of the committee are Shahjahan Ali, additional district magistrate of Cox's Bazar, Lt Col SM Sazzad Hossain, representative of the Armed Forces division of the Bangladesh Army, and Zakir Hossain Khan, additional deputy inspector general of Chattogram range. They were all present at the secretariat at the time of submitting the probe report.
Sources said the final probe report is an 80 page document with 13 recommendations. About 60 of the pages are statements from people who were questioned.
