EU denounces 鈥榖rutality鈥� of RSF forces in Sudan
The European Union on Wednesday denounced what it said was the 鈥榖rutality鈥� of Sudan鈥檚 Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, which recently captured the key city of El-Fasher...
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BRT project, inefficiency, mismanagement
WHEN a nation builds, it envisions progress. Roads are not merely concrete stretches but arteries of economic mobility and public hope. Yet, when those arteries are choked by inefficiency, corruption and ignorance disguised as expertise, what emerges is not progress but paralysis. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project from Gazipur to the Airport stands today...
RAB team attacked during anti-drug operation
A team of the Rapid Action Battalion came under attack on Sunday night while the RAB members had been conducting an operation to nab drug peddlers at Kaliakoir in Gazipur.
Rohingya woman arrested with one lakh Yaba pills
A team of the Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a Rohingya woman from a camp under Ukhia in Cox鈥檚 Bazar and seized over one lakh pieces of contraband Yaba pills from her house on Friday night...
Three train ticket racketeers held in Habiganj
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested three suspects in illegal sale of train tickets along with a bulk of train tickets at Shaistaganj Railway Junction in Habiganj on Tuesday night.
Attack on maternity ward kills 8 in Sudan鈥檚 El-Fasher
A drone strike by Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed eight people in a maternity ward in the besieged city of El-Fasher, a medical source said on Wednesday...
Six arrested over fraud promising govt jobs
The Rapid Action Battalion have arrested six people allegedly involved in defrauding people of money by promising them jobs at different public organisations.
190kg touchstone statue recovered
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion recovered a touchstone statue weighing about five maunds, 190 kg, and arrested two people in the South Aman area under Kusumbi Union of Sherpur upazila in Bogura.
IEDCR collects samples from suspected anthrax patients in Rangpur
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research on Sunday collected samples from people showing anthrax-like symptoms at Pirgachha upazila in Rangpur and began contact tracing...
Case filed over attack on RAB personnel
A case was filed against 172 people on Monday, a day after vehicles of the Rapid Action Battalion were confined and attacked over detention of a man at Sreepur in Gazipur...
Another arrested over CU clashes, Sayem still in critical condition
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested another accused in the case filed over the recent violent clashes between students of the University of Chittagong and residents of Jobra village.
Govt extends tenure of RAB DG, SB chief
Bangladesh interim government has extended the tenures of Rapid Action Battalion director general AKM Shahidur Rahman and Special Branch chief Golam Rasul on a contractual basis.
Firearm, bullets seized at school compound
The members of the Rapid Action Battalion seized a firearm and four rounds of bullets from the premises of a primary school under Golapganj upazila in Sylhet Wednesday night.
Rapist of woman with disabilities held in Rangpur
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested the accused in the rape of a woman with disabilities at Keranirhat under Hajirhat metropolitan police station in Rangpur city...
2 arrested for killing, dismembering body at Tongi
The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday arrested two suspects over the killing of a bus helper named Oli Mia, whose dismembered body was recovered from Gazipur鈥檚 Tongi on Friday...
Eight arrested over robbery impersonating RAB members
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested eight men in connection with a robbery incident, impersonating members of the Rapid Action Battalion.
3 held with Phensedyl in Sylhet
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested three drug peddlers along with 200 bottles of Phensedyl in Sylhet on Tuesday night when they were preparing to send a parcel of the contraband drug through a courier service provider...
NCC Bank opens ATM booth at Shahbagh metro
NCC Bank has commenced rollout of ATM booths across all 16 stations of Mass Rapid Transit Line-6, beginning with inauguration of an ATM booth at Shahbagh metro rail station, said a press release...
Rapid pass for Hatirjheel buses inaugurated
The Rapid Pass was introduced in the Hatirjheel circular bus service on Sunday, enabling the passengers to travel on these buses using the passes.聽..
Rapid pass for Hatirjheel buses from today
Passengers from now on will be allowed to ride in the Hatirjheel circular buses using the Rapid Passes from today...
3 jailed ex-RAB officers to be quizzed over Zia鈥檚 link
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday granted permission to interrogate three former Rapid Action Battalion officers 鈥� currently on death row in the 2014 Narayanganj seven-murder case 鈥� in connection with enforced disappearance...
Govt needs to explain to public time, cost overruns of projects
THE persistent culture of time and cost overruns of project is unacceptable. Despite the government鈥檚 instructions for agencies to complete projects with the original budget and by the original deadlines, most continue to undergo revisions. The cost of two, out of three, projects for the construction of mass rapid transit lines are now likely to increase by about Tk 1,600...
Mob violence won鈥檛 be tolerated: RAB DG
Director general of the Rapid Action Battalion AKM Shahidur Rahman on Friday said that no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands and disrupt public life through mob violence...
Cost of 2 MRT projects set to rise by Tk聽1,600cr
Costs of two of the three ongoing projects for the construction of mass rapid transit lines, popularly known as metro rail, are likely to increase by about Tk聽1,600 crore...
Man held for killing wife in Ctg, dismembering body
The Rapid Action Battalion has detained a man accused of brutally killing his wife and attempting to dispose her dismembered body in Bayezid area of Chattogram city...
RAB sends letter to SB to deport Nigerian citizen
Rapid Action Battalion took initiative to deport detained Nigerian citizen Frank Coco to his native land for his suspected link to a cyber group that extorted money from the people through fraudulence.
3 drug traffickers held with foreign pistol in city
The Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday night arrested three drug traffickers along with a firearm and ammunition in the capital...
Bus driver held over Ctg crash that killed 11
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a bus driver who had been on the run since a crash that resulted in the deaths of 11 passengers, including children...
Father arrested for killing son in Dhaka
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion on Sunday night arrested a man at Konabari flyover area in Gazipur for his alleged involvement in the killing of his son in Hazaribagh area in the capital...
UGC holds workshop on accuracy of rapid needs assessment report
A workshop to assess the accuracy of the rapid needs assessment report of the social and mental health protection project was held at the Bangladesh University Grants Commission in Dhaka on Monday...
