Reaffirming the importance of protecting human rights and freedom of religion, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said lifting sanctions and resuming training of Rab might take time but he recognised the agency’s crucial counterterrorism role.
Bangladesh will seek wider and diversified cooperation from the United States and demand again the withdrawal of sanctions imposed on the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) as a minister-level bilateral meeting is set to take place in Washington on April 4.