Human Rights Advocacy
409 reportedly killed by RAB
24 June 2004 to 24 March 2007
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) an elite law enforcement force, formally emerged on 26 March 2004. It starts its operational activities from 21 June 2004. From 24 June 2004 to 24 March 2007 a total 409 persons were reported killed by RAB and among them 386 were allegedly killed in what is commonly known today as 'crossfire'.
From 24 June 2004 to 27 October 2006, during the regime of the 4 party coalition government, a total of 328 persons were reportedly killed by members of the Rapid Action Battalion and of this number, 316 were allegedly killed in 'crossfire'. From 28 October 2006 to 11 January 2007, that is total 76 days during the caretaker government of Iajuddin Ahmed, a total of 39 persons were reported killed by RAB, of whom 38 were reported to have been killed in RAB crossfire. Emergency measures were then promulgated and from 12 January 2007 to 24 March 2007, that is during a total 72 days of the Caretaker government of Fakhruddin Ahmed a total of 42 persons were reportedly killed by RAB, of whom 32 were said to have been killed in crossfire.
Source: Odhikar.
