4 arrested with 479 bottles of wine
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested four people at Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday night after recovering 479 bottles of foreign made wine in their possession...
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RAB steps up nationwide security measures ahead of Eid
The Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday said that it had intensified surveillance and patrols across the country to ensure safety and security of people and their properties before Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest Muslim religious festivals to be celebrated in the country on June 7...
Body formed to restructure RAB
The interim government in a meeting on Monday decided that the police would no longer be allowed to carry or use lethal weapons in the wake of their indiscriminate use by police and other forces against protesters during the July uprising in 2024.
2 arrested with counterfeit banknotes
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested two youths with a large quantity of forged banknotes and printing equipment at Karnakathi and Charkaua areas at Bandar police station in Barishal on Thursday night.
2 drug peddlers held in Sylhet
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested two youths at Companiganj in Sylhet on Friday after recovering 249 bottles of Phensedyl smuggled from India.
3 accused of sensational murder case held in Ukhia
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested three accused, including the main accused, of a sensational killing case of Kutupalong under Ukhia in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, at Patabari area in the upazila early Saturday...
Two more arrested
The police and the members of the Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday arrested two more accused in Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez murder case at separate places in Gaibandha and Chattogram...
Further delay in Sagar-Runi murder case disappointing
NO TANGIBLE progress in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, found dead in their rented flat at Pashchim Rajabazar in the capital on February 11, 2012, is worrying given that the government task force has sought more time to complete the investigation. In September 2024, the High Court, considering the failure of the Rapid Action Battalion...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...