Prime Minister joins 14th founding anniversary of RAB

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has joined 14th founding anniversary of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today (Thursday).

The Prime Minister has given her kind consent to preside over the founding  anniversary programme of RAB.

On her arrival at the RAB headquarters, the prime minister was given a guard of honour by RAB Forces Honour Guard.

Later, she joined a Darbar with the RAB officials.

The prime minister will lay the foundation stone of permanent complex for Rapid Action Battalion.

She will also inaugurate a monument, ‘Prerona Dhara’, at RAB headquarters.

The elite force, in its over 14-year journey, played a vital role in curbing crime, militancy, smuggling and drug-running.

With a view to fighting terrorism, the RAB was formed on March 26, 2004 and it started operation on July 21 in the same year. The elite force consisted of officials from the Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh and Bangladesh Ansar.

The crime-busting force successfully brought law and order under control and many successful stories were made by it.

Source: dailysun