Bangladeshi soldier killed in Teknaf anti-trafficking operation
A Bangladeshi soldier killed during a joint military raid to rescue around 120 hostages from human traffickers in Teknaf has been laid to rest in Faridpur.
Bangladesh Army soldier Md Titas Sheikh, who was killed during a joint security operation against a human trafficking ring in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila, was laid to rest at his ancestral village in Faridpur.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), intelligence had revealed that 15 to 16 armed traffickers were holding around 120 Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals hostage in the remote Rangikhali hills. A joint force comprising the army's 10th Infantry Division, Border Guard Bangladesh and police launched an operation on Thursday, prompting the criminals to open fire.
Titas, who enlisted in 2017 and came from a military family, suffered fatal gunshot wounds during the firefight. His body was flown by helicopter to Nagarkanda upazila, where he was buried at his village graveyard following funeral prayers attended by local residents and relatives.
Source: The Daily Star Photo: U.S. Forest Service (source) / rawpixel (CC0)
