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UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
Sanctions on Rab to remain until held accountable: US ambassador
The sanctions imposed by the US against Rapid Action Battalion and seven of its former and current officials will stay in place, until the perpetrators are held accountable.
UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
A tangled web: 11 law enforcement units in charge of Padma Bridge
A day after Padma Bridge was opened, two young men died in a motorcycle accident on the bridge on Sunday (June 26, 2022).
Govt report on enforced disappearance masks a bigger problem
Justice for the victims of enforced disappearance must be ensured
Rab arrests 26 'muggers, extortionists' from Dhaka in a day
Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested 26 alleged members of mugging and extortionist gangs during separate raids at different areas in Dhaka yesterday.
UN body deems govt explanations for enforced disappearance "insufficient"
The government has finally responded to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances for the first time in 26 years.
Parliamentary body blames foreign ministry behind US sanctions on Rab
A parliamentary body has blamed the foreign ministry behind US sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and its officials.
No scope to repeal sanctions on Rab without concrete actions: US Ambassador
There is no scope for repealing the sanctions against Rab, without concrete actions and accountability, United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said today.
Rab says it tried to find BNP leader Ilias Ali
Rapid Action Battalion today rejected allegation of the force's involvement in BNP leader Ilias Ali’s disappearance as "baseless".
Man killed in ‘shootout’ with Rab in Manikganj
A man was killed in, what Rab says, a "gunfight" with the force members in Manikganj early today.