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PM blames a vested Bangladesh group for US sanctions on RAB
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday blamed a section of Bangladeshis for US sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion and seven of its current and former officers.“There is nothing to say if group of people defame their own country abroad . . . the sanctions on RAB came as a group of local people worked behind it,” she said.The prime minister, also the leader of the House, was replying to a supplementary question from Jatiya Party lawmaker Md. Mujibul Haque of Kishoreganj-3 during PM’s question-answer session.
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She mentioned that there are some ……intellectuals or various types of organisations whose only aim is to earn money talking against Bangladesh.She recalled that after 9/11 attacks the US requested different countries to curb terrorism and following their advice the then BNP government established RAB.She said that there is no doubt that they (BNP) used RAB indiscriminately.
Hasina, however, said that RAB started working to curb terrorism, militancy, repression of women and proper investigation of series crimes like murder under the rule of the Awami Lague.She continued that there are some people in the country who stay well whenever any undemocratic government comes to power treating them with special importance.“When any democratic process continues in the country they engage themselves against it,” she said.She said that whatever good work is carried out by the government they don’t want to see it, they are always running propaganda against Bangladesh and they have huge complaints against RAB.The PM told the House that some elements from that vested group went in the USA and filed complaints to the justice department and other places during their meeting.
Read: Sanctions on RAB: Dhaka shares concerns with Washington over possible emergence of radical elementsShe also said that no official of the Bangladesh embassy there was allowed in these meetings.“And the sanctions came that way,” she added. The PM said Bangladesh is the only country that takes to task immediately if anyone from RAB commits anything unfair. “Even a son-in-law of a minister who was an army officer was not spared; rather he was brought under trial, We didn’t pardon him, rather gave punishment,” she said.She made it clear that the Awami League government doesn't allow any unjust acts by anyone no matter how powerful they are.Sheikh Hasina mentioned that there are some groups of people in the country – such as intellectuals or various types of organisations and their job is to earn money by talking against Bangladesh.
Rab arrests 5 for allegedly swindling Tk 200 cr in Narsingdi
Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday night arrested five members of a fraudster gang from Narsingdi’s Bhelanagar area for swindling Tk 200 crore from investors.
The arrestees are- organisation’s chairman Shah Sultan Multipurpose Financial Institute Md. Shah Alam and his associates Md Delwar Hossain Sikder, Kazi Mane Ullah, Md Sumon Mollah and A. Hannan Mollah.
Rab nabbed them while they were holding a secret meeting, according to media release of the elite force.
In 2010, Shah Alam formed a Shariah-based financial organisation called Shah Sultan Multipurpose Financial Institute in Ghoradia area of Chinishpur union under Narsingdi Sadar upazila.
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During Rab interrogation, Alam said that his company had over 300 employees who were hardly paid. Besides he formed an executive body of 24 members and 20 directors who ran four companies under the organization.
They used to collect money from customers through DPS on a monthly basis promising high profit. So far, they have collected around Tk 200 crore.
When the depositors, hard-hit by Covid-19, started asking for their money back, the organization closed the office and the staff went underground, the media release said.
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Omar Farooq, managing director of the company and Masood Rana, deputy managing director of the company bought 5-6 acres of land in different places of Narsingdi with the investors’ money. Besides, they bought 7-8 acres of land for the company, they said during the interrogation.
Man ‘dies of cardiac arrest’ after Rab interrogation in Ctg
A 65-year-old man, who fell sick during interrogation by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), died reportedly of cardiac arrest at Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Md Nazrul Islam, a resident of Rangunia of Chattogram. He was an accused in a murder case.
Rab-7 Commander Lieutenant Colonel MA Yusuf said they detained Nazrul from in front of Chevron Diagnostic Center at Panclaish in the city around 10 pm on Tuesday.
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As Nazrul fell sick during interrogation he was sent to CMCH where he breathed his last, he said.
“Doctors said Nazrul died of a heart attack. It would not be right to say Nazrul died in Rab custody,” he added.
However, Nazrul’s family declined to make any comment regarding his death.
His son Setul said, “ We don’t want to talk about the death. Please don’t ask me questions.”
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Nazrul was involved in contracting business and had taken loans from many people. There were two cases including a murder case against him.
2 ‘Ansar Al Islam men' held in Narail
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have detained two suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Betbaria area of Narail on Wednesday.
The arrestees were Md Abu Nayeem, 25, son of Moniruzzaman Khan of Mirzapur village of Narail Sadar and Shahriar Rana, 22, son of Abu Sayed Sheikh of Raghunathpur village.
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A team of RAB-6 conducted a drive at Masud Miah’s house in the area and detained them.
Shahriar Rana was working as the treasurer of Khulna unit of Ansar-al-Islam, said a RAB press release.
The elite force members also seized books on extremism and laptops from their possessions.
Later, Rab members handed them over to Narail Sadar police on Wednesday night.
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On Thursday, a case was filed in this regard.
Legal action will be taken in this regard, said Mahmudur Rahman, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Narail Sadar Police Station.
Defeated UP candidate arrested over killing of rival’s brother:Rab
A man, who lost a recent UP election, has been arrested in connection with the murder of the brother of the victorious candidate in Chattogram.
Suspect Ajgar Ali, 45, was arrested from Sadarghat Thana area in the port city on Sunday night by Rab, said Rab-7 in a press briefing on Monday.
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According to Rab, Ajgar was defeated by Tyeb, current member of Bagabil-3 union in Rajanagar UP election held on November, 28, last year.
Angered by the defeat he allegedly attacked UP member Tyeb several times.
On last February 2 Ajgar allegedly sent some men to attack Tyeb’s brother Yousuf Ali near Bogar Bil bazar as he was returning home.
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Severely injured in the attack Yousuf fought for life at ICU for ten days.
Later, a murder case was filed accusing Ajgar and some 12 more at Rangunia police station following a complaint lodged by Yousuf’s wife.
Fake Covid test certificates: 14 fraud gang members held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have detained 14 members of a gang from Dhaka, Cumilla and Brahmanbaria districts for embezzling money from overseas goers assuring them of providing fake Covid negative certificates.
The detainees are- Md Jashim Uddin, 22, Md Sultan Mia, 19, Md Belal Hossain, 31, Md Abul Hossain, 24, Md Abdul Nur, 21, Md Alfaz Mia, 19, Md Shamim 32, Md Ahmmad Hossain,19, Md Imran Uddin Milon, 19, Md Sabuj Mia, 27, Md Abdur Rashid, 28, Md Abdul Karim Chowdhury, 32, Md Angur Mia, 25, and Md Alamgir Hossain, 20.
Read: RAB detains driver of pick-up van that killed 5 brothers in Cox's Bazar
According to a media release of Rab Headquarter, several teams of Rab-11 conducted a drive in Kotwali area Cumilla on Wednesday night and detained Jashim and Sultan.
Based on the arrestees’ information, Rab members conducted drives in Nasirnagar of Brahmanbaria and Saydabad, Ramna and Motijheel areas of the capital and detained the other members of the gang.
During the drive, around Tk 7 lakh, 120 SIM cards, a fingerprint machine for activating SIM, a tab, 32 mobile phone sets, a passport and some notebooks were seized.
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During primary interrogation, ringleader Belal confessed that he assured a man who wanted to go to a Middle East country that he would provide a fake Covid-19 negative certificate in exchange of Tk 10,000 in March last year, said the release.
In this way, Belal took about Tk 50 lakh from more than 600 intending overseas goers.
Process is underway to take legal action against the detainees, it added.
RAB detains driver of pick-up van that killed 5 brothers in Cox's Bazar
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Saturday detained the driver of a pick-up van that ploughed into a group of nine siblings walking back home from a temple in Cox's Bazar last week.
Tuesday's horrific accident on the Cox’s Bazar-Chattogram highway in Chakaria upazila left five brothers dead on the spot. Four other siblings were also injured in the accident.
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Acting on a tip-off, a Rab-15 team raided Dhaka's Mohammadpur area this morning and detained the van driver, Shahidul Islam alias Saiful, 22, sources told UNB.
During primary interrogation, Saiful confessed to his guilt, said RAB.
Saiful has no driving license and has been driving pick-up van, ‘Chander Gari’ and mini truck for the last two years.
On a fateful day, Saiful along with his nephew Rabiul and Tarek, son of the pick-up van owner, was heading towards Cox’s Bazar for delivering vegetables.
Saiful could not see the victims standing in the area for crossing the road due to poor visibility caused by fog and high speed of the vehicle and the driver lost control over steering, said RAB.
Tuesday's accident occurred around 5am near Memorial Christian Hospital in the Malumghat area of Chakaria when the nine siblings were crossing a road.
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The nine had gone to a nearby temple to offer prayers for their father who was killed a day before.
Plaban Sushil, another brother lodged a complaint with Chakaria Police.
2 drug dealers held with firearms, drug in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have detained a drug dealer and his associate along with yaba pills, crystal methamphetamine (crystal meth or ice) and firearms from Hazaribagh of the city.
The detainees were identified as one of the ring leaders of drug dealing Md Abdullah Monir alias Pichchi Monir, 33, and his associate Md Jubaer Hossain, 30.
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According to a media release from Rab Headquarter, a team of Rab-2, tipped off, arrested the duo after conducting a drive at a flat in Modhubazar of Hazaribagh area on Thursday night.
During the drive, two foreign pistols, magazines, 12 rounds of ammunition, 18,770 yaba pills, six grams of crystal meth and cash Tk 4.60 lakh were seized from their
In December 2020, Department of Narcotics Control arrested Monir and his wife along with firearms and yaba pills from the city's Mohammadpur area, according to the release.
None killed as RAB engages in gunfight with criminal gang in Sitakunda; 3 held with firearms
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained three suspected terrorists with a large quantity of arms busting a terrorist hideout in the remote hilly area of Jungle Salimpur at Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram.
The detainees were identified as Andha Jamal, 42, of Khulna, Siraj, 35, of Lalmonirhat and Chashma Mizan of Banshkhali.
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Nurul Absar, assistant director (Media) of Rab-7, said acting on a tip off, a team of Rab-7 made the arrests conducting a drive at Salimpur jungle on Saturday night.
Later, while conducting another drive to recover firearms from the hideout with the detainees, the gang of top terrorist Mashiur Rahman Prakash, a former AL leader now under custody, led by son Shiblu, hurled brick-bats and opened fire on them, forcing the Rab members to fire back.
At that time, Mashiur's son Mohirul Hasan alias Shibli and several other terrorists managed to escape the spot.
During the drive, Rab seized 10 firearms, a foreign pistol, a sharp knife, 22 rounds of ammunition, military gazettes, military uniforms, military binoculars and illegal coins from the terrorist hideout.
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Three cases were filed at Sitakunda police station in this regard, said the official.
Earlier on December 27 last year, Rab arrested Mashiur Rahman, an accused in 26 cases, one of the top terrorists in Chittagong and a former Awami League leader, along with a number of firearms.
Death row convict on the run for 20 yrs arrested in Ctg
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested a death row convict in a murder case who had been on the run in disguise of different identity using fake NID cards for more than two decades.
The arrestee was identified as Syed Ahmed, who was sentenced to death along with 11 others in 2007 for killing a businessman Jaane Alam in March 2002.
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Nurul Absar, assistant director of Rab-7 of Chattogram, said, tipped off Rab members arrested the accused conducting a drive at Akbar Shah area of Chattogram city on Thursday night.
During interrogation, the convict confessed that he had been hiding in different places soon after killing Jaane Alam. He used to stay in the coastal areas, including Bashkhali, Anwara, Kutubdia, for some time and later in Sitakunda as a refugee, said the official.
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At one point, he also worked as a security guard in the Akbar Shah area.
Rab members also seized two fake NID cards from Syed’s possession.
The arrestee was handed over to Lohagara police station, the official added.