RAB arrests 5 abductors in Keraniganj
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion during a drive have arrested five kidnappers and rescued the abducted man at Keraniganj in Dhaka...
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Tackling emissions, powering growth
angladesh finds itself navigating a delicate balance between rapid economic development and urgent climate action. As the world鈥檚 seventh most climate-vulnerable nation, the country contributes a modest 0.4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet its domestic emissions are growing at an alarming 5.6 per cent annual rate. This increase stems from the twin...
Six arrested for robbery posing as RAB members聽
At least six people were arrested till Thursday afternoon allegedly for robbing a house in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi area early Wednesday impersonating members of the Rapid Action Battalion.
RSF attacks kill 50 in Khartoum in one week
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies...
ARSA chief Ataullah, 9 operatives arrested
Rapid Action Battalion-11 arrested 10 Rohingya people, including Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army鈥檚 top leader Abu Ammar Jununi alias Ataullah, from Narayanganj and Mymensingh districts in two separate drives on Monday and Tuesday.
2 arrested for attack on police
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion on Thursday arrested two youths allegedly engaged in drug dealing for attack on police in Karwan Bazar area of Dhaka city on Thursday...
1,690 held as patrol intensifies amid rampant crimes
The police, joint forces, Rapid Action Battalion, Border Guard Bangladesh and Armed Police Battalion intensified patrolling and setting up more checkpoints across the country on Wednesday to curb crimes...
ICT CASES AGAINST 12 EX-LAW ENFORCERS: Prosecution gets time for probe
International Crimes Tribunal鈥檚 chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam on Thursday told the International Crimes Tribunal that the investigators had found primary evidence of enforced disappearances and torture against two detained former Rapid Action Battalion officials...
Gov should ensure justice for Sagar-Runi murder
THE unresolved murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, found dead in their flat at Pashchim Rajabazar in Dhaka on February 11, 2012, is one of the many cases that have created a public perception that the legal system was working to protect partisan interests of the deposed Awami League regime. As the investigation agency failed to submit the...
ICT issues arrest warrant against ex-RAB DG over shooting from helicopter
The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday issued a warrant for the arrest of former director general of the Rapid Action Battalion, Harun Ur Rashid, in a case over killing people shooting聽 from...
10 suspected muggers arrested at Mohammadpur
The Rapid Action Battalion said on Saturday that it had arrested 10 suspected muggers along with sharp weapons in Dhaka鈥檚 Mohammadpur and Adabar areas...
10 鈥榤uggers鈥� held in Dhaka鈥檚 Mohammadpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion in separate drives have arrested 10 suspected muggers along with sharp weapons from Dhaka鈥檚 Mohammadpur and Adabor areas....
Fresh look won鈥檛 mask a flawed force
THE recent decision to change the uniforms of the Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion, and Ansar reflects a misguided effort to erase the stains of past abuses. While new uniforms might provide an outward sense of change, they do little to solve the underlying problems of institutional inefficiency, corruption and public distrust. Reform that tackles...
Change in uniform far from real reform,聽say politicians, rights campaigners
Politicians and rights campaigners on Monday said that the change in uniforms for the police, the Rapid Action Battalion and the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party was far from bringing in real reforms in the forces.
New uniforms for police, RAB, Ansar VDP introduced
The government on Monday said that it introduced new uniforms for the police, the Rapid Action Battalion and the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party.
BRT conducts awareness campaign
The Bus Rapid Transit held an awareness campaign and issued guidelines to ensure order and traffic management in the BRT corridors on the Gazipur-Airport route Tuesday morning...
Keeping RAB won鈥檛 be appropriate: Nur Khan Liton
Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance member Nur Khan Liton on Saturday said that it would not be appropriate for the government to keep the Rapid Action Battalion.
聽BRT corridor opened, BR launches trains on Dhaka-Gazipur route
The government on Sunday opened the Bus Rapid Transit corridor with 10 air-conditioned buses to ply between Dhaka and Gazipur to ease the commute between the two cities that till now took hours amid extreme traffic congestion...
RAB DG suggests special force to fight organised crimes
The director general of Rapid Action Battalion, Md Shahidur Rahman, has suggested of forming a special force to fight organised crimes such as terrorism and militancy.
BRTC to launch AC bus service in BRT corridor today
The government is set to introduce the much-sought AC bus service under the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation in the Bus Rapid Transit corridor on Sunday...
2 siblings arrested with yaba
Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested two siblings with a large quantity of yaba tablets in Brahmanbaria.
BNP for RAB鈥檚 abolition
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party recommended the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion, citing allegations of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings...
28 killed in shelling of Khartoum fuel station
A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said that 28 civilians were killed Sunday when a fuel station in an area of Khartoum under paramilitary control came under shelling...
Criminality in law enforcement units should be addressed
THE reported involvement of law enforcers in mugging in Dhaka underscores the significance of major police reform. Four people, including two Rapid Action Battalion and police personnel, were arrested on December 2 on charges of their being involved in mugging at the Dhaka airport. Allegations against a section of police personnel over involvement in crimes, including abduction, extortion, smuggling...
RAB, police members among 4 arrested for mugging
Four people, including members of the Rapid Action Battalion and Bangladesh Police, were arrested while they were allegedly attempting to flee after seizing goods from a man at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday night...
22 kids among 31 rescued in Teknaf
Members of Rapid Action Battalion foiled a human trafficking bid and rescued 31 people, including 22 children, from the hilly area of Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar early Monday while trafficking them to Malaysia.
Limon sues Tarique Siddique, Ziaul Ahsan
Limon Hossain, a resident of Jhalakati who lost his leg after being shot by the Rapid Action Battalion, has filed a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal against nine individuals, including...
DMTCL likely to start selling Rapid passes this month
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited is likely to start selling the Rapid passes at the end of this month, said officials.
An elite force under scrutiny
THE Rapid Action Battalion was formally established on March 26, 2004, under the Armed Police Battalion (Amendment) Act, 2003, as an elite law enforcement unit in Bangladesh, operating under...
Mohammadpur camp gang leader Bunia Sohel, 11 associates held
The Rapid Action Battalion captured Bunia Sohel, reportedly the leading drug dealer and armed gang leader responsible for a surge in violent crime within the Mohammadpur Geneva camp in Dhaka, and...