The suspects fled into the forest, leaving behind 1 foreign revolver, 21 bullets, a long-barrel gun, an LG gun, a one-shot pistol, 14 rifle rounds, a long-bladed kris, 2 machetes, and additional ammun ...

Two men suspected of links to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested by Bangladesh’s counter-terrorism agencies. They ...

National Citizens Party (NCP) leaders were able to depart from Gopalganj at around 4:50pm on Wednesday. Their departure came after hours of tension and violence that had turned parts of the district ...

By 8:30pm, the town appeared largely calm but deserted. Most shops were shuttered, streets were nearly empty, and the few individuals seen outside were quickly heading home with visible fear on their ...

Then on Friday, the US imposed human rights-related sanctions on Bangladesh’s elite paramilitary force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and seven of its current and former officials, accusing ...

The government on Wednesday imposed curfew in Gopalganj district amid heightening tensions over clashes between police and Awami League activists over an NCP rally.

Director General and Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidur Rahman on Friday said no one will be allowed ...

The local administration slapped Section-144 in Gopalganj Sadar amid clashes between law enforcers and Awami League and Chhatra League activists (BCL) over NCP's scheduled programme on Wednesday. ...

Human rights organisations documenting abuses committed by the Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have requested the United Nations to ban the unit’s members from its peace operations ...

(New York) – The Bangladesh authorities should establish an independent body to investigate evidence that the paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has been responsible for extrajudicial ...

Years ago, I met with Shamsunnahar Alam in Bangladesh, whose 24-year-old brother had been shot by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). According to a statement from RAB, on September 9, 2009, after ...

Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, a former RAB commander, is one of the six sanctioned officers. On September 30, Al-Mamun was promoted to the position of police chief of Bangladesh.