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.
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.
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.
2 killed in ‘gunfights’ in Gazipur, Bogura
Two persons are killed in separate incidents of “gunfight” in Gazipur and Bogura.
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.
6 fraudsters held in Mirpur
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claimed to have arrested six of a fraud gang, who in guise of customs officials used to deceive people and realise money from them.
Keep human rights in mind while enforcing laws: PM to Rab
Stressing the importance of upholding human rights in enforcing laws, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks Rab members to be careful so that people are not unnecessarily harassed while taking actions against criminals.
Human trafficking: 4 displaced Myanmar women rescued in Dhaka, 2 held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have rescued four displaced Myanmar nationals and detained two alleged members of a human trafficking gang in Dhaka.
Mother, daughter gang-rape prime accused held in Narsingdi
Rapid Action Battalion arrests the prime accused in a case filed over the sensational gang-rape incident of a mother and her daughter in Narsingdi.
100 mounds inflammable chemicals seized from Old Dhaka
A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes 100 mounds of combustible chemicals from Old Dhaka’s Armanitola area.
Mobile Court Drive: 'Not-for-sale', adulterated drugs worth Tk 1cr seized
A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion seizes ‘not-for-sale’ medicine worth around Tk 1 crore in a drive at Dhaka’s College Gate area.