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.
Suranjit blasts govt for ‘crossfire’
Awami League senior lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta strongly criticises the government for the recent “crossfire” incidents saying killing of people in the name of crossfire cannot take place in a civilised country.
Rab unaware of family’s claim about missing Sazzad
The family of Swechchasebak League Kushtia district general secretary Sazzad Hossain Sabuj claims that Rab picked him up this morning, but the elite force says it is unaware of the matter.
Jasas top leader sued over plot to kill PM’s son
A top leader of a cultural wing of BNP is sued over involvement in conspiracy to abduct and kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Death threat to Annisul, 1 held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detain a man for allegedly threatening Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq with death in Dhaka.
Salman Shah ‘killing’: Court seeks probe report by Sep 15
A Dhaka court asks Rab to submit its probe report on the death of film actor Salman Shah by September 15.
Tk 11cr yaba seized in Cox’s Bazar, 5 held
Rapid Action Battalion seizes 2.70 lakh pieces of contraband yaba tablets worth around Tk 11 crore and detains five people in Cox’s Bazar ahead of Eid.
2 human traffickers held in Cox’s Bazar
Law enforcers arrest two alleged human traffickers from Teknaf and Ramu in Cox’s Bazar.
15 held over question leak
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detaines 15 people for their alleged involvement with leaking question papers of a recruitment test.
Rab ‘arrests’ ex-JCD leader 3 months after missing
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested Anisur Rahman Talukder Khokon, former central leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, around three months after he went missing.
3 ‘traffickers’ held, 2 victims rescued in Dhaka
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members detain three alleged human traffickers and rescue two victims in separate places in the capital.