Rab
Rab wants to shed its dark past
Since its formation nearly two decades ago to curb organised crime and terrorism, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has been dogged by serious allegations of human rights violations. Rights activists and critics accused it of morphing into a “government death squad” that operated with impunity.
Ready to counter any militant attack targeting Pahela Baishakh, says Rab DG
Rab DG M Khurshid Hossain reassured public of comprehensive security arrangements for Pahela Baishakh celebrations
Opinion / Tackling the bad apples of police
The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2023 / ‘NHRC can’t directly investigate cases involving law enforcers’
NHRC Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance.
Misinterpreting threats of visa ban won’t do us any good
Misleading analyses can help propagate a narrative for immediate damage control, but are not helpful to overcome the real crisis.
How did Sultana Jasmine die?
Sultana’s death only re-emphasises just how helpless we are at the hands of law enforcement members.
University student arrested for peddling yaba at her flat: Rab
She used to bring yaba to Dhaka from the areas near the border with Myanmar and sell those at the flat
Video released by Rab: Families trace missing ones
Abu Jafar’s family was sure that he had been living in the Maldives for the last three years. He last visited Bangladesh in 2019 and left home saying he was going to the Maldives.
‘Biggest militant threat’ country has ever faced
Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya posed a bigger security threat than any militant outfit ever did, law enforcers said.
Rab wants to shed its dark past
Since its formation nearly two decades ago to curb organised crime and terrorism, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has been dogged by serious allegations of human rights violations. Rights activists and critics accused it of morphing into a “government death squad” that operated with impunity.
Ready to counter any militant attack targeting Pahela Baishakh, says Rab DG
Rab DG M Khurshid Hossain reassured public of comprehensive security arrangements for Pahela Baishakh celebrations
Tackling the bad apples of police
The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.
‘NHRC can’t directly investigate cases involving law enforcers’
NHRC Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance.
Misinterpreting threats of visa ban won’t do us any good
Misleading analyses can help propagate a narrative for immediate damage control, but are not helpful to overcome the real crisis.
How did Sultana Jasmine die?
Sultana’s death only re-emphasises just how helpless we are at the hands of law enforcement members.
University student arrested for peddling yaba at her flat: Rab
She used to bring yaba to Dhaka from the areas near the border with Myanmar and sell those at the flat
Video released by Rab: Families trace missing ones
Abu Jafar’s family was sure that he had been living in the Maldives for the last three years. He last visited Bangladesh in 2019 and left home saying he was going to the Maldives.
‘Biggest militant threat’ country has ever faced
Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya posed a bigger security threat than any militant outfit ever did, law enforcers said.
A ‘tonic’ for our security forces?
It is unfortunate that security agencies have been used in a manner that has generated more fear in people’s mind than confidence and faith in them.