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Licensed to kill: An armed RAB operative carrying 7.62 SMG (regular BA issue)

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is a newly formed armed unit, comprising operatives from armed forces and police dept , by passing the constitution and the parliament, devised by the BNP-Jamat govt to ostensibly eliminate ordinary criminals but, in reality, as the political experts think, to keep the political opponents at bay in the forthcoming election. The real intention of RAB became obvious when RAB turned up in the Communist Party office last week (24 November 04) with an implicit threat, as the experts see it, to suppress the current all party political movement against communialism. The other interesting observation on RAB operations is that although they have killed nearly hundred criminals in three months they are not targeting the the godfathers (such as Salauddin Quader Chowdury, Aziz Bhai, Poltu etc)  and Islamist extremists who are killing the liberal minded Bangalees around the country such as JMJB operatives, and Shibir extortionists. The strategies currently implemented by RAB are: 1. To gain quick popularity by killing ordinary criminals (no political, or those who fail to see the big picture and stop paying the Hawabhaban or who are on the way to BNP-Jamat dons, and extortionists 2.to gain popularity by killing the disobedient extortionists once belonged to BNP or cutting loose of BNP 3. once the popularity is gained target the important opposition activists and leaders and eliminate them staging a crime scene and fabriacating stores of terrorist connections. (to be continued)
 

List of people killed and tortured by RAB

Total number of people killed in RAB CROSSFIRE: 78