Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)

7-murder: 22 sent to jail

A Narayanganj court sends 22 accused, including three former Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) officials, to jail in connection with gruesome seven-murder cases.
6 September 2015

Gunfight: Court orders judicial inquiry into Dhaka BCL leader’s death

A Dhaka court orders judicial inquiry into the death of Hazaribagh unit Bangladesh Chhatra League leader who Rab said was killed in gunfight.
25 August 2015

270kg sulphur seized, 1 held in Ctg

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes around 270kg of sulphur and detained a man in this connection in Patia upazila of Chittagong.
24 August 2015

Suranjit blasts govt for ‘crossfire’

Awami League senior lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta strongly criticises the government for the recent “crossfire” incidents saying killing of people in the name of crossfire cannot take place in a civilised country.
23 August 2015

Rab unaware of family’s claim about missing Sazzad

The family of Swechchasebak League Kushtia district general secretary Sazzad Hossain Sabuj claims that Rab picked him up this morning, but the elite force says it is unaware of the matter.
21 August 2015

Jasas top leader sued over plot to kill PM’s son

A top leader of a cultural wing of BNP is sued over involvement in conspiracy to abduct and kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
4 August 2015

Death threat to Annisul, 1 held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detain a man for allegedly threatening Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq with death in Dhaka.
3 August 2015

Salman Shah ‘killing’: Court seeks probe report by Sep 15

A Dhaka court asks Rab to submit its probe report on the death of film actor Salman Shah by September 15.
20 July 2015

Tk 11cr yaba seized in Cox’s Bazar, 5 held

Rapid Action Battalion seizes 2.70 lakh pieces of contraband yaba tablets worth around Tk 11 crore and detains five people in Cox’s Bazar ahead of Eid.
14 July 2015

2 human traffickers held in Cox’s Bazar

Law enforcers arrest two alleged human traffickers from Teknaf and Ramu in Cox’s Bazar.
5 July 2015

15 held over question leak

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detaines 15 people for their alleged involvement with leaking question papers of a recruitment test.
26 June 2015

Rab ‘arrests’ ex-JCD leader 3 months after missing

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested Anisur Rahman Talukder Khokon, former central leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, around three months after he went missing.
15 June 2015

3 ‘traffickers’ held, 2 victims rescued in Dhaka

The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members detain three alleged human traffickers and rescue two victims in separate places in the capital.
31 May 2015

27 deer rescued in Narayanganj

Rapid Action Battalion rescue 27 deer, locally known as Chitra Horin or Spotted Deer, in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj.
27 May 2015

Analysis: Catching sex offenders, good job Rab

It is a rare sense of relief to note that the Rab has been able to arrest two men in connection with the gang-rape of a young Garo woman a few days ago.
27 May 2015

Opinion: A day to salute our media

Time to stand proud of Bangladesh's media and the hard work, courage and doggedness the newsmen have shown in covering two important events – torture on DU student Abdul Kadar at Khilgaon police station and exposing the sex attackers of Pahela Baishakh.
18 May 2015

7 rescued, 3 traffickers held in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion detains three suspected human traffickers and rescues seven victims in a drive launched in Fakirapol area of Dhaka this evening.
14 May 2015

5 lakh yaba tablets seized at Ctg port

The members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seize around five lakh yaba tablets from a fishing boat at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port.
14 May 2015

Opinion: Salauddin becomes another forgotten case?

It seems we do not care that a man just disappeared into the blues amidst allegation that the law enforcing agency was behind the Houdini act. He seems to have gone down the annals of disappearance of the likes of Ilias Ali, Chowdhury Alam and labour leader Aminul Islam.
10 May 2015