A Bangladesh Army soldier was killed during a gunfight in a joint operation against an armed human trafficking ring in the deep hills of Rangikhali area under Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon, and the deceased soldier was identified as Md. Titas Sheikh, 27.
According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release, security forces comprising the army, BGB, and police conducted the raid based on intelligence. During the operation, 57 hostages were rescued out of around 120, and five members of the trafficking ring were arrested along with weapons.
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