Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)
Jailing rights defenders sends the wrong message
Instead, investigate and stop human rights violators
Was the US visa policy against undemocratic actors necessary?
The message between the lines is that the US is keeping a very close eye on Bangladesh at the moment.
147 illegal handsets worth Tk 15 lakh seized
BTRC, RAB conducted a drive at Siddhirganj’s Kassaf Shopping Centre
An attempt to impede free journalism
Even if the state has an objection against a citizen’s activity, can they legally pick up that person?
What really happened to Sultana in Rab custody?
Rab’s modus operandi again comes into question as calls for independent investigation grow
Rab must answer for latest killing
The way it conducted its operation in a Narayanganj village is concerning
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.
US SANCTIONS / 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.
Cutting Extrajudicial Killings: US satisfied with Rab’s progress
Visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu yesterday expressed satisfaction that Rab reduced extrajudicial killings since late 2021, when the US imposed sanctions on the force.
23 firearms, 1,531 bullets seized in Sundarbans, 1 held
Rapid Action Battalion members arrest an alleged robber along with 23 firearms and 1,531 bullets after a “gunfight” in the Sundarbans in Koyra upazila of Khulna last night.
2 'outlaws' killed, Rab man shot in Tangail ‘gunfight’
Two outlaws of Purbo Banglar Communist Party are said to have been killed in a "gunfight" with Rab. Three members of the outfit have been captured in injured condition while an elite force member also shot during the battle.
‘Robber’ killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’
An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion members in Sirajganj.
5000 tortoises seized in Dhaka, 1 held
Law enforcers seize around 5,000 tortoises and detained one in this connection from Ashkona near Dhaka airport.
5 held for ‘black marketing tickets’
Rapid Action Battalion members claim to have detained five people for selling train tickets in the black market at Kamlapur Rail Station in Dhaka.
4 held over medical admission question paper leak
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrests four people including a physician in connection with medical entrance exam question paper leakage scam in Dhaka.
Ansarullah chief, 2 more held over Avijit, Ananta murder: Rab
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to arrest three members of Ansarullah Bangla Team including its chief in Dhaka for their alleged involvement in the killing of bloggers Ananta Bijoy Das and Avijit Roy.
7-murder: 22 sent to jail
A Narayanganj court sends 22 accused, including three former Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) officials, to jail in connection with gruesome seven-murder cases.
Gunfight: Court orders judicial inquiry into Dhaka BCL leader’s death
A Dhaka court orders judicial inquiry into the death of Hazaribagh unit Bangladesh Chhatra League leader who Rab said was killed in gunfight.
270kg sulphur seized, 1 held in Ctg
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes around 270kg of sulphur and detained a man in this connection in Patia upazila of Chittagong.