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Afghanistan/South Asia
"We Love Our RAB"
2005-05-25
UNB, DHAKA - Home Ministry yesterday asked elite-force RAB to scale up vigilance in their uniform and plainclothes across the country following reports of a resurgence in criminal and extremist activities. State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar gave the directive at a high-level review meeting at the ministry on crime situation in order to improve further the law-and-order situation. "People love RAB and their aspiration from RAB is more. That's why RAB will have to work more cautiously to meet the people's aspiration," he said during the operational briefing to the Rapid Action Battalion.
"...try to come up with a new story line. The "arms cache at 2am is getting tired."
Briefing strategy to tackle the situation, Babar asked RAB officials to increase vigilance in every ward deploying dedicated teams in the city as well as across the country. As the activities of so-called "Sarbahara Bahini" have reportedly started again, the minister asked anticrime battalion to keep its force alert in preventing them as well as the so-called JMJB from making a comeback.
"Stay alert! Bangladesh needs more lerts!"
A plethora of issues were discussed in the meeting attended by Home Secretary Safar Raj Hossain, Inspector General of Police Abdul Quayum, and DG of RAB and its battalion and company chiefs. In the stocktaking the meeting noted that 91 people were killed in "crossfires" encounter and shooting reviews executive inquiries were held into 60 of the killing cases. "And all the incidents proved justified," said an official who attended the meeting.
Greenlight!
His observations came in the wake of an outcry from the opposition against what they called "extra-judicial killings".
Also known as "crossfires", "encounters" and the ever popular "died in custody from unknown causes".
He also said that Babar asked the authorities to complete executive investigation of the rest of the deaths in "encounter" immediately.
"No problem, we've got the rubber stamp right here."
Discussing an upturn in robberies and murders, Babar ordered the RAB to intensify vigilance by plainclothes personnel with a view to preventing the heists. The minister told the meet that the government wants to make the RAB an elite force armed with all necessary logistics to control law and order. "So work with utmost honesty and sincerity; reward and punishment remain for your jobs."
They've got the punishment part down solid.
Babar asked them to intensify patrol to stop 'silent extortion', highway robberies and snatching so that people can feel secure every time everywhere in the country. RAB officials narrated the outcome of their drive against misuse of drugs and its traders across the country. Appreciating their activities, the minister said huge foreign investment is coming in and so law and order has improved. "Improved law and order situation will have to be continued for the sake of country's interest."
"We love you R-A-B,
Oh yes we do
We love you R-A-B,
And we'll be true
When you're not busting heads, we're blue
Oh, R-A-B, we love you..."
Posted by:Steve

#10  D
Posted by: DEMOCRAT   2005-05-25 16:49  

#9  Awww.

You're no fun any more.
Posted by: mojo   2005-05-25 20:23  

#8  I see Dipshit has changed his IP address from last night.
Posted by: Fred   2005-05-25 18:47  

#7  Oh-oh. Genius alert...
Posted by: tu3031   2005-05-25 16:50  

#6  Collectors edition shutter guns. Certified to have been fired once, recovered many, many times.
Posted by: Steve   2005-05-25 16:44  

#5  ...and, of course, tote bags!
Posted by: tu3031   2005-05-25 16:24  

#4  T-shirts and motivational posters!
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-05-25 16:23  

#3  And Mugs!
Posted by: Shipman   2005-05-25 15:19  

#2  "And all the incidents proved justified,"

Wink wink...
Posted by: tu3031   2005-05-25 14:15  

#1  We need a bumper sticker!
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-05-25 14:09  

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