Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)

5 'Ansar Al Islam' members held in Rajshahi

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained five members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Puthia upazila of Rajshahi.
30 June 2019

1 held with 9,910 yaba in Chattogram

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained an alleged drug peddler with 9,910 pieces of yaba pills from Kotwali area of Chattogram city.
29 June 2019

2 held for printing unauthorized textbooks

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have arrested two people for allegedly printing textbooks for class XI-XII, not authorized by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NTCB).
26 June 2019

3 held over youth murder in Uttarkhan

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrest three people for allegedly killing a youth in Dhaka’s uttarakhan area.
18 June 2019

2 'JMB’ men held in Rajshahi

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested two alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi.
1 May 2019

2 killed in ‘gunfights’ in Gazipur, Bogura

Two persons are killed in separate incidents of “gunfight” in Gazipur and Bogura.
19 April 2019

Yaba bust from courier in Rajshahi, 2 held

Two drug peddlers using courier delivery as means to smuggle contraband yaba tablets have been arrested from Rajshahi city, lawmen say.
9 April 2019

6 fraudsters held in Mirpur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claimed to have arrested six of a fraud gang, who in guise of customs officials used to deceive people and realise money from them.
3 April 2019

Keep human rights in mind while enforcing laws: PM to Rab

Stressing the importance of upholding human rights in enforcing laws, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks Rab members to be careful so that people are not unnecessarily harassed while taking actions against criminals.
28 March 2019

Human trafficking: 4 displaced Myanmar women rescued in Dhaka, 2 held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have rescued four displaced Myanmar nationals and detained two alleged members of a human trafficking gang in Dhaka.
27 March 2019

Mother, daughter gang-rape prime accused held in Narsingdi

Rapid Action Battalion arrests the prime accused in a case filed over the sensational gang-rape incident of a mother and her daughter in Narsingdi.
18 March 2019

100 mounds inflammable chemicals seized from Old Dhaka

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes 100 mounds of combustible chemicals from Old Dhaka’s Armanitola area.
5 March 2019

Mobile Court Drive: 'Not-for-sale', adulterated drugs worth Tk 1cr seized

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion seizes ‘not-for-sale’ medicine worth around Tk 1 crore in a drive at Dhaka’s College Gate area.
18 February 2019

3 held for producing fake certificates

Rab detains three persons from the city’s Nilkhet area on charges of producing fake academic certificates.
17 February 2019

1 held over Notre Dame College student murder

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members detains a girl in connection with the murder of a Notre Dame College student.
17 February 2019

1 held for 'social media propaganda'

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained a person for allegedly spreading propaganda against the state and the law enforcers on social media platforms.
16 February 2019

Fake cop held in Jatrabari

Rapid Action Battalion members claims to have arrested a fake policeman from Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.
13 February 2019

8 coaching centres sealed off, fined in Dhaka

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seals off eight coaching centres in Dhaka’s Jatrabari and Dania areas and fines them for continuing their operation defying a government ban.
11 February 2019

Man involved in ‘fake question paper leak’ held in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have detained a man involved in fake question paper leak in Dhaka.
8 February 2019

Fake ACC men on the prowl

Rab arrested two suspected fraudsters who swindled about 500 government officials out of large sums of money masquerading as anti-corruption officials about to sue them.
2 February 2019