Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)

Prime accused in Mymensingh teenager murder held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested Akkas Ali alias Akka, who is the prime accused in a case filed for killing a teenage boy in Mymensingh on September 25.
29 September 2017

11 held for ‘funding militancy’ in Dhaka

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives have arrested 11 persons for their alleged involvement in funding militancy.
23 September 2017

5 ‘muggers’ held after 'gunfight' in Dhaka

Two suspected muggers sustain bullet injuries in a gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Bosila Beribadh area in Hazaribagh of Dhaka.
11 September 2017

Explosives case filed over Mirpur raid

Law enforcers have filed an explosives case over the bomb haul in Mirpur raid where seven persons including suspected militants had died.
9 September 2017

Rajshahi man dies in Rab custody, family claims torture

​A youth law enforcers identified as drug addict and arms dealer has died in the custody of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Rajshahi. Family claims he is tortured to death.
9 September 2017

‘Hizb-ut Tahrir militant’ held in Mohammadpur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained an alleged activist of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) from Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.
9 September 2017

Explosives, bomb materials found in Mirpur

Lawmen have found strong bombs, improvised explosives, bomb-making materials and a stash of local weapons from the building in Mirpur’s Darus Salam.
8 September 2017

3 'militants of Sarwar-Tamim group’ held in Tangail

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detains three suspected militants of the “Sarwar-Tamim group” of the banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Tangail.
31 August 2017

What goes around comes around

Doesn't the AL think that, in case of a democratic change of power, the same technique will be used against the AL men?
24 July 2017

2 ‘fugitives JMB men’ held in Mohammadpur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested two operatives of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Mohammadpur of Dhaka.
23 July 2017

2 ‘militants’ held in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrests two active members of Sarwar-Tamim group of the militant outfit “Neo JMB” in Demra of Dhaka.
20 July 2017

Youth killed in Feni ‘gunfight’

An youth has been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Feni Sadar.
12 July 2017

Banani college girl rape accused Ivan held

Rapid Action Battalion arrests Bahauddin Ivan, the lone accused in a case filed for raping a college girl in Banani early Tuesday, from Narayanganj city.
6 July 2017

Rajshahi ‘drug peddler’ dies after diving into water during raid

An alleged drug peddler dies after jumping into a pond while trying to avoid arrest in a raid conducted by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi.
30 June 2017

4 ‘JMB militants’ arrested in Dohar

Members of Rapid Action Battalion claim to have arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a house in Dohar upazila of Dhaka.
29 March 2017

8 sued over ‘suicide blast,’ Rab to probe

Police file a case over the “suicide blast” at Ashkona accusing eight persons, which will be handed over to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) for probe.
19 March 2017

Ashkona suicide blast: Youth picked up by Rab dies

A youth, who was picked up by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) hours after the suicide blast at Ashkona Rab barrack, dies.The deceased is identified as Hanif Mridha from Amtoli area in Barguna.
18 March 2017

Attacks on RAB isolated incidents: DMP Commissioner

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzamman Mian says the attacks targeting members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in city's Ashkona and Khilgaon are isolated incidents.
18 March 2017

Case filed over suicide blast at Ashkona Rab barrack

Rapid Action Battalion has filed a case accusing seven to eight unknown persons in connection with the yesterday’s suspected suicide attack at a barrack of the elite force in Dhaka’s Ashkona area yesterday.
18 March 2017

Man ‘carrying bombs’ killed in Rab firing at Dhaka check post

A man carrying bombs was killed in Rab firing when he tried to penetrate a check post with a motorcycle in Khilgaon area of Dhaka, Rab says. Two Rab members were also injured during the incident. One handmade improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from the bag and several bombs were tied to a vest on his body.
18 March 2017