Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)
Conduct campaigns for clean Dhaka: Khokon
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon urges different government institutions to carry out awareness campaigns to promote cleanliness in the city.
27 December 2015, 10:27 AM
2 Shibir men among 3 hurt in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’
Three people including two leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, sustain bullet injuries in a “gunfight” with police in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat.
18 December 2015, 11:10 AM
‘JMB man’ held in Mymensingh
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detain an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh.
15 December 2015, 06:12 AM
Include provision to try 7-murder conspirators: HC to lower court
The High Court asks the trial court concerned in Narayanganj to include relevant section of penal code for trying the offences of criminal conspiracy in sensational seven murder case.
14 December 2015, 05:56 AM
Ruet BCL leader ‘kidnapped’ using Rab identity
A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Rajshahi University of Engineering Technology (Ruet) is allegedly kidnapped from his home using identity of the elite force Rapid Action Battalion.
11 December 2015, 13:36 PM
Ctg cocaine haul case handed over to Rab
A Chittagong court directs Rapid Action Battalion to investigate the case filed in connection with the seizure of liquid cocaine found in a container carrying sunflower oil at Chittagong Port.
7 December 2015, 09:08 AM
'Missing' Rangpur BNP leader ‘detained’ in Lalmonirhat
Rapid Action Battalion claims to have detained BNP's Rangpur city unit President Mozaffar Hossain from Lalmonirhat.
24 November 2015, 07:56 AM
23 firearms, 1,531 bullets seized in Sundarbans, 1 held
Rapid Action Battalion members arrest an alleged robber along with 23 firearms and 1,531 bullets after a “gunfight” in the Sundarbans in Koyra upazila of Khulna last night.
27 October 2015, 05:06 AM
2 'outlaws' killed, Rab man shot in Tangail ‘gunfight’
Two outlaws of Purbo Banglar Communist Party are said to have been killed in a "gunfight" with Rab. Three members of the outfit have been captured in injured condition while an elite force member also shot during the battle.
21 October 2015, 04:39 AM
‘Robber’ killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’
An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion members in Sirajganj.
9 October 2015, 06:33 AM
5000 tortoises seized in Dhaka, 1 held
Law enforcers seize around 5,000 tortoises and detained one in this connection from Ashkona near Dhaka airport.
17 September 2015, 12:41 PM
5 held for ‘black marketing tickets’
Rapid Action Battalion members claim to have detained five people for selling train tickets in the black market at Kamlapur Rail Station in Dhaka.
17 September 2015, 06:00 AM
4 held over medical admission question paper leak
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrests four people including a physician in connection with medical entrance exam question paper leakage scam in Dhaka.
16 September 2015, 06:33 AM
Ansarullah chief, 2 more held over Avijit, Ananta murder: Rab
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to arrest three members of Ansarullah Bangla Team including its chief in Dhaka for their alleged involvement in the killing of bloggers Ananta Bijoy Das and Avijit Roy.
10 September 2015, 12:47 PM
7-murder: 22 sent to jail
A Narayanganj court sends 22 accused, including three former Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) officials, to jail in connection with gruesome seven-murder cases.
6 September 2015, 12:21 PM
Gunfight: Court orders judicial inquiry into Dhaka BCL leader’s death
A Dhaka court orders judicial inquiry into the death of Hazaribagh unit Bangladesh Chhatra League leader who Rab said was killed in gunfight.
25 August 2015, 06:11 AM
270kg sulphur seized, 1 held in Ctg
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes around 270kg of sulphur and detained a man in this connection in Patia upazila of Chittagong.
24 August 2015, 13:29 PM
Suranjit blasts govt for ‘crossfire’
Awami League senior lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta strongly criticises the government for the recent “crossfire” incidents saying killing of people in the name of crossfire cannot take place in a civilised country.
23 August 2015, 14:19 PM
Rab unaware of family’s claim about missing Sazzad
The family of Swechchasebak League Kushtia district general secretary Sazzad Hossain Sabuj claims that Rab picked him up this morning, but the elite force says it is unaware of the matter.
21 August 2015, 13:03 PM
Jasas top leader sued over plot to kill PM’s son
A top leader of a cultural wing of BNP is sued over involvement in conspiracy to abduct and kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
4 August 2015, 06:08 AM