A draft of the Rab Law-2024 is being prepared to ensure accountability within the force, AKM Shahidur Rahman, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion told a meeting yesterday.
New uniform won’t fix a broken force
The Rab chief's apology for crimes committed must be followed by meaningful reforms.
But without political reforms, any change risks being superficial
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.
False case victims and evidence manipulation underscore the need for accountability within our law enforcement agencies.
Instead, investigate and stop human rights violators
The message between the lines is that the US is keeping a very close eye on Bangladesh at the moment.
BTRC, RAB conducted a drive at Siddhirganj’s Kassaf Shopping Centre
Two suspected female members of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) are detained from Dhaka last night.
A mobile court jails 10 persons for different terms and fined them Tk 350,000 for selling untreated water at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained six members of a muggers’ gang from Dhaka’s Rupnagar and Savar, on the outskirts of the capital.
A Habiganj court places Babul Mia, main accused in Beauty rape and murder case, in the custody of law enforcers for a five-day remand interrogation.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) suspects that Foyzur Rahman, who knifed Muhammad Zafar Iqbal yesterday, believes in militancy.
Rapid Action Battalion has assured foolproof security around the Central Shaheed Minar premises tomorrow for the International Mother Language Day.
Rapid Action Battalion arrests two alleged members of a group involved in question paper leak, including an SSC examinee, in Raozan upazila of Chittagong.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claim to have arrested a suspected militant in Dhaka’s Kamalapur area.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovers 10 rocket launchers and other firearms from a remote forest in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have arrested three alleged members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Rupganj of Narayanganj.
