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[5] In October 2017, seven Detective Branch officers kidnapped the brother of Teknaf mayor Moniruzzaman and demanded a ransom for his freedom.

[6] After being released, the victim's family filed a complaint with the Bangladesh Army check post which detained the officers with the ransom money.

[6] In May 2018, Ekramul Haque, councillor of Teknaf Municipality Ward three, was killed by a unit of Rapid Action Battalion.

[7][8] He was elected as councilor in Teknaf Municipality three times in a row as a candidate of Awami League.

[9] On 10 December 2021, the United States approved sanctions against seven current and former officers of Rapid Action Battalion under the Magnitsky Act, the first Bangladeshi officials to face sanctions under the act, for the killing of Ekramul Haque.

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