The abolition of Rab must be substantive.

In 1829, blue uniforms were chosen for the first British metropolitan police, established by Sir Robert Peel, to distinguish them from the British military, whose uniforms were red.

The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.

Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya posed a bigger security threat than any militant outfit ever did, law enforcers said.

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.

Numbers of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances have dropped drastically in Bangladesh since the US imposed sanctions on Rab and seven of its former and current officials for alleged human rights abuses, the Human Rights Watch observed in its annual report.

A simple motorbike accident by a teenage boy in the capital’s Mirpur has been turned into an extortion case against eight school and college students for reasons the victim, his family and witnesses cannot explain.

It was a sombre occasion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity premises on April 30.

There is no scope for repealing the sanctions against Rab, without concrete actions and accountability, United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said today.

In the US, being Black or just a person of colour is enough to get one killed or arrested by a cop, merely for being at the wrong place at the wrong time—or even the right place at the right time.

So, someone can be deliberately killed in “crossfire”! The “crossfire” killings, understood to be a blatant violation of all human rights laws, have been termed by an MP an “instant action” when it comes to dealing with criminals.

Rapid Action Battalion claims to have arrested six members of an international human trafficking gang and rescued four women from their possessions in Narayanganj.

Two persons are killed in a reported gunfight between Rapid Action Battalion and a drug dealer group in Cox’s Bazar.

Stressing the importance of upholding human rights in enforcing laws, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the Rab members to be careful so that people are not unnecessarily harassed while taking actions against criminals.

The Rab has arrested seven members of a gang which used to “deceive people” in the name of selling Saudi Riyal at half price.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a youth with a car carrying 700 bottles of phensidyl on Patuakhali-Barisal road in Lebukhali area under Dumki upazila early yesterday.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Director General Benazir Ahmed announces today that the Sundarbans will be free of robbers by October next and asks the bandits to surrender by this time to escape dire consequences.

A suspected drug peddler is killed in a “gunfight” between their cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members in Rajshahi city early today.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detains 1,415 people during countrywide anti-narcotic drives that started from May 4, its Director General Benazir Ahmed said.

The Rab has claimed to have recovered Tk 10 crore from the house of a businessman with a Commercially Important