US hopes Bangladesh govt will examine DW’s allegations against Rab

The US state department yesterday said it hopes that the Bangladesh government will examine the allegations against Rab contained in an article and video published by German news organisation Deutsche Welle (DW).

Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson at the US Department of State, was asked about the documentary during a press briefing.

"I'm not going to preview any actions from up here. But we will examine the allegations in this article and video very carefully, and we hope the Bangladeshi government will do the same," he said.

He added that the perpetrators of human rights violations should be held accountable.

DW ran an article on its website on April 3 titled "'Death squad': Inside Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion'", where DW also credited Netra News as taking part in the investigation.

The same day it published a video on YouTube, titled "How the elite police force RAB terrorizes the people of Bangladesh | DW Documentary".

Meanwhile, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Seheli Sabrin has said RAB keeps working for the interest of the country's security and it is not being used for any political purpose, reports UNB.