Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)

Law being drafted to ensure Rab accountability

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

New uniform won’t fix a broken force

A welcome admission from Rab DG

The Rab chief's apology for crimes committed must be followed by meaningful reforms.

Rab must be rebuilt from the ground up

But without political reforms, any change risks being superficial

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.

Ensure accountability of errant Rab officers

False case victims and evidence manipulation underscore the need for accountability within our law enforcement agencies.

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

July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019

Phensidyl seized from bus in Dhaka, 4 held

Four persons including two drug dealers were arrested with a huge amount of phensidyl in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur, Rapid Action battalion (Rab) says.

July 9, 2019
July 9, 2019

2 ‘Ansar Al Islam’ members held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have arrested two activists of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Dhaka and Barishal.

July 3, 2019
July 3, 2019

2 killed in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’

Two alleged criminals are killed in separate incidents of what law enforcers claim to be gunfights at Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar.

June 30, 2019
June 30, 2019

5 'Ansar Al Islam' members held in Rajshahi

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained five members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Puthia upazila of Rajshahi.

June 29, 2019
June 29, 2019

1 held with 9,910 yaba in Chattogram

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained an alleged drug peddler with 9,910 pieces of yaba pills from Kotwali area of Chattogram city.

June 26, 2019
June 26, 2019

2 held for printing unauthorized textbooks

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have arrested two people for allegedly printing textbooks for class XI-XII, not authorized by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NTCB).

June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019

3 held over youth murder in Uttarkhan

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrest three people for allegedly killing a youth in Dhaka’s uttarakhan area.

May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019

2 'JMB’ men held in Rajshahi

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested two alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi.

April 19, 2019
April 19, 2019

2 killed in ‘gunfights’ in Gazipur, Bogura

Two persons are killed in separate incidents of “gunfight” in Gazipur and Bogura.

April 9, 2019
April 9, 2019

Yaba bust from courier in Rajshahi, 2 held

Two drug peddlers using courier delivery as means to smuggle contraband yaba tablets have been arrested from Rajshahi city, lawmen say.