Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)

Rab arrests 3 ‘Ansar Al Islam members’ in Rajshahi

Rapid Action Battalion members arrest three suspected activists of the banned militant group Ansar Al Islam from Rajshahi city.
ABT man held in Dhaka: Rab

Rapid Action Battalion claimed to have arrested a member of the banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team in a drive that was carried out at Rajuk Uttara Housing Project today.
Tk 31.7 crore in cash, FDR seized from the house of Enamul, Rupon

A Rapid Action Battalion team recovers cash worth Tk 26.55 crore and bank fixed deposits worth Tk 5.15 crore from the residence of Enamul Haque Enu, former vice-president of Gendaria Awami League, and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in Wari, Dhaka.
Jubo Mohila League leader's world of crime uncovered

Rab raids two flats belonging to Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon after arresting them from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday.
Missing Rab official returns home after 18 months

Lt Col Hasinur Rahman, a former commanding officer of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), returns home over 18 months after he went missing.
Drug case: Charges against GK Shamim, Khaled Mahmud accepted

A Dhaka court has taken cognisance of charges against SM Golam Kibria Shamim, a top government-listed contractor, and Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, an expelled leader of Jubo League, in two separate cases filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
Rab destroys cocaine worth Tk 9,000 crore in Ctg

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) destroys 370 litres of South American liquid cocaine that were smuggled into Chattogram Port from Bolivia in guise of sunflower oil consignment in 2015.
DU student rape: Rab says suspect is a 'serial rapist'

The man who was arrested for raping a Dhaka University (DU) student claimed to be a serial rapist, Rapid Action Battalion says.
Gun attack on Rab at Rohingya camp: Key suspect killed in 'gunfight'

Two hours after two members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were injured in a gun attack by Rohingya drug peddlers at Neela Noyapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila, the prime suspect has been killed in a reported gunfight with the elite force.
4 'ABT militants' held in Khilkhet

Four alleged members of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) have been arrested in Nikunja area of Dhaka's Khilkhet.
HC summons Rab magistrate Sarowar Alam

The High Court summons Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Magistrate Mohammad Sarowar Alam for not providing the certified copy of an order of the mobile court, which he conducted while convicting a person in July.
Charges pressed against Kalabagan club president Shafiqul

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) presses charges against Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Shafiqul Alam Feroz in a case filed in connection with possessing an illegal firearm.
Charge pressed against Samrat in arms case

Rapid Action Battalion presses charges against Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, a former Jubo League leader and an alleged kingpin of the illegal casino business in Dhaka, in a case filed under the Arms Act.
232 wild animal hides seized; 2 jailed

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes 232 hides of different wild animals including leopard and fishing cat from a shop in Paribagh area of Dhaka.
2 ‘JMB militants’ held in Narayanganj

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claim to have arrested two members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Fatullah of Narayanganj.
BSF detains 3 Rab men, returns them after 5 hrs

Members of Indian Border Security Force yesterday detained and released three members of Rapid Action Battalion and two of their informers at Ashabari border in Cumilla’s Brahmanpara upazila.
3 Rab men, 2 informants picked up by BSF

Three members of Rapid Action Battalion and their two female informants are picked up by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from the frontier in Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla, police said.
Rab man killed as truck hits motorbike at Kakrail

A member of Rapid Action Battalion is killed while another injured as a truck hit their motorcycle at Kakrail intersection in Dhaka.
Over Tk 1 crore seized from Salim’s house, office

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have seized Tk 1.05 crore and bottles of liquor during a raid at Banani house and Gulshan office of online casino businessman Salim Prodhan.
Raid at Fu Wang Club: 3 held; cigarettes, alcohol seized

Rapid Action Battalion has arrested three salespersons during the raid at the capital’s Fu Wang Club in Tejgaon. They were held on charge of selling alcohol beyond the permissible limit of the licence, says Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan, senior assistant director (media wing) of Rab.
‘Mugger’ killed when Rab fires in 'self-defence’ in Hatirpool

A suspected mugger has been killed in Rab firing when he tried to open fire at the law enforcers in Hatirpool area of Dhaka.
Tk 5cr, 720 tolas of gold at Enamul’s vaults

Rapid Action Battalion recovers Tk five crore in cash, 720 tolas of gold and five firearms raiding the houses of Awami League leader Enamul Huq Enu, his friend and employee in Old Dhaka.
Raid at 3 clubs in Ctg: Gambling equipment, sharp weapons seized

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes gambling equipment and sharp weapons during simultaneous raids at three clubs in Chattogram city.
Kalabagan club president remanded

Kalabagan Krira Chakra Club President Shafiqul Alam Feroz, who was arrested last night from the club on charges of possessing an illegal firearm and drugs, has been placed on 10-day remand.
Crackdown on: Construction mogul busted

Rab members yesterday arrested SM Golam Kibria Shamim, a top government-listed contractor who is known to be a Jubo League leader, on charges of extortion and tender business.
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.