Rab Sanctions News Today

To make the general elections credible, the Election Commission as well as the government will try to convince the BNP to participate in the elections. Since the BNP said it would not do so under the incumbent government, it would not be surprising if anyone left the party to contest in the elections as an independent candidate.

Cutting Extrajudicial Killings: Visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu yesterday expressed satisfaction that Rab reduced extrajudicial killings since late 2021, when the US imposed sanctions on the force.

Donald Lu has gained a reputation for his diplomatic method among South Asian diplomats, which is seen by many as “coercive”.

US sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion "worked like a tonic", rights activists said yesterday as the number of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances dropped significantly in the last year.

Bangladesh must improve its human rights record

Outgoing Director General of Rapid Action Battalion Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun today said that Rab only uses force where it is necessary.

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed has said the US alleged that 600 people were forcibly disappeared in Bangladesh since 2009, but no list of these people has been published anywhere.

The government has decided to appoint Bangladesh’s current High Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran as the next ambassador to US, said foreign ministry in a statement today.

A parliamentary body has blamed the foreign ministry behind US sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and its officials.

There is no scope for repealing the sanctions against Rab, without concrete actions and accountability, US Ambassador Peter Haas said today.