Rapid Action Battalion
Return of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing?
It was a sombre occasion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity premises on April 30.
Star Investigates: How did a bike accident become an extortion case?
A simple motorbike accident by a teenage boy in the capital’s Mirpur has been turned into an extortion case against eight school and college students for reasons the victim, his family and witnesses cannot explain.
Return of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing?
It was a sombre occasion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity premises on April 30.
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.
Who will speak for the George Floyds of Bangladesh?
In the US, being Black or just a person of colour is enough to get one killed or arrested by a cop, merely for being at the wrong place at the wrong time—or even the right place at the right time.
Were those really incidents of ‘crossfire’?
So, someone can be deliberately killed in “crossfire”! The “crossfire” killings, understood to be a blatant violation of all human rights laws, have been termed by an MP an “instant action” when it comes to dealing with criminals.
6 members of int’l trafficking gang held
Rapid Action Battalion claims to have arrested six members of an international human trafficking gang and rescued four women from their possessions in Narayanganj.
2 killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Two persons are killed in a reported gunfight between Rapid Action Battalion and a drug dealer group in Cox’s Bazar.
Make sure no innocent harassed
Stressing the importance of upholding human rights in enforcing laws, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the Rab members to be careful so that people are not unnecessarily harassed while taking actions against criminals.
Painter turns conman!
The Rab has arrested seven members of a gang which used to “deceive people” in the name of selling Saudi Riyal at half price.
Youth held with car, phensidyl
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a youth with a car carrying 700 bottles of phensidyl on Patuakhali-Barisal road in Lebukhali area under Dumki upazila early yesterday.