Talk:Rapid Action Battalion
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The number I have for RAB deaths during crossfire is 193 over a period of two years. While the article says "several" were killed after they were arrested, a large number of those killed were not arrested. 137.150.18.203 18:47, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Neutrality + Copyright violations
This text was based almost entirely on the official website, although the information could not be represented much differently. It seems that the original editor(s) of the article were very Pro-RAB, but the impression I get from various sources is that the RAB has been widely condemned by human rights organisation and the opposition party (Awami League]). The article should be extended to include these critisisms and the successes of the RAB including the arrest of Bangla Bhai. -- Tompsci 04:11, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
- I think someone pasted content off RAB's site, so please go ahead and rv to a pre-pasted version. Also, the article definitely needs to be balanced. --Ragib 04:15, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Almost all the material was a CopyVio and the rest was a hodge-podge of conflicting bias. So I've removed the lot and I will work on it this week, though I'd like a pro-RAB editor to get in on the action. They seem pretty sinister if you ask me, infact Jamaat-ul-BNP seem even more sinsister :P. Just so you know where my bias lies ;) -- Tompsci 00:16, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
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- I'm not a "pro/anti" RAB editor ... :), but talking to people back there, and also some news reports give the idea that people in general were happy to see the gangsters taken care of, although definitely, there were innocent people who were executed, and gross violations of human rights that have occurred. Anyway, just keep the entry balanced when you write it :). Good luck. --Ragib 00:29, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
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- OK, getting started on this, I think I'll have to tag it with 'npov' myself, got any sources for the RAB's popularity? I'm mainly using the BBC and Human Rights Organisations, which have no such information. Also I can't read the official website, it being in Bengali :S. (Correction: english site here) -- Tompsci 11:51, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] name of RAB
just a curiosity, is the name RAB intentional (in the sense that it is the same as the arabic rab, i.e. lord)? Has this been discussed in Bangladesh? --Soman 15:10, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
- But you are mistaken that these sound similar, because the arabic word sounds like Rob (রব), while RAB is pronounced the same way as Dab. There is no connection between the pronunciations, nor is it ever discussed in any Bangladeshi media. --Ragib 15:50, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Black for Fear
You forgot to mention that they wear all black to instill fear in the minds of people. Also you should mention that criminals like to dress as RAB men while robbing. Also, I think you should mention that foreign Polices were very pleased when RAB crushed terrorism and our beloved Mrs. Hasina called this brave act a 'drama'. (Nothing new!She was suspicious when the President was ill!)
- Forgot? This is not a complete authorative source. However if you provide sources for those statements (see WP:CITE), then I will gladly incorporate them into the article where appropriate. The RAB has not "crushed" terrorism, for years Bangla Bhai operated in Rajshahi and he was left alone. Various members of the BNP and Jamaat alledgedly have links with extremists in and around Bangladesh and a member of the BNP was expelled from the party for speaking out against the JMB. A google for "Operation Cleanheart" is very telling. -- Tompsci 00:45, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
