Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)

2 ‘militants’ held in Dhaka

Two alleged activists of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam are arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sadarghat area of Dhaka.
3 ‘criminals’ killed in ‘gunfights’ in Ctg, Cumilla, Gazipur

Three suspected criminals have been killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Chattogram, Cumilla and Gazipur districts of the country.
4 ‘militants’ arrested in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) officials arrest four suspected militants from Dakkhin Khan area of Dhaka.
22 teen gang members jailed for consuming drugs

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion has sentenced 22 members of a teenage gang between three and six months in prison for consumption of drugs.
Visa fraud gang busted

Tempted by the lucrative offer of chauffeuring in Kuwait, 30 jobseekers contacted a travel agency in the capital after noticing their advertisement in a newspaper in February.
6 fraudsters held in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have arrested six members of a fraud gang from different parts of Dhaka.
Phensidyl seized from bus in Dhaka, 4 held

Four persons including two drug dealers were arrested with a huge amount of phensidyl in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur, Rapid Action battalion (Rab) says.
2 ‘Ansar Al Islam’ members held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have arrested two activists of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Dhaka and Barishal.
2 killed in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’

Two alleged criminals are killed in separate incidents of what law enforcers claim to be gunfights at Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
2 killed in ‘gunfights’ in Gazipur, Bogura

Two persons are killed in separate incidents of “gunfight” in Gazipur and Bogura.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mother, daughter gang-rape prime accused held

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.
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.
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.
3 held for producing fake certificates

Rab detains three persons from the city’s Nilkhet area on charges of producing fake academic certificates.
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.
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.
Fake cop held in Jatrabari

Rapid Action Battalion members claims to have arrested a fake policeman from Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.
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.
Man involved in ‘fake question paper leak’ held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have detained a man involved in fake question paper leak in Dhaka.
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.
ABT targeted top editor

Banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team had plans to assassinate an editor of a leading national daily for publishing an article that allegedly criticised the “hadith on marriage”.