Gentlemen I have some very good news. I think RAB purchased helicopters for law enforcement activities. This is the first time that any Bangladeshi Law Enforcement has operated any helicopters.
I do not know what model it is but I believe it is probably American.
Dog squads, choppers for SAARC summit security
AGENCIES, DHAKA
Over 20,000 security personnel will be deployed in an around the capital to build a tight security bastion to ensure safety and security of the foreign dignitaries during the two-day SAARC summit scheduled to begin here on November 12 next.
Six dog squads and choppers by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will be used for surveillance to ensure fool proof security during the summit. A decision to this effect was taken at the ninth meeting of the security committee for the 13th SAARC summit, held at the home ministry here yesterday with State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar in the chair.
The committee was formed earlier for ensuring security of the SAARC leaders and other dignitaries during the summit meeting.
The opening ceremony of the summit meeting would be held at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) while its closing function will take place at International Conference Centre (ICC) at the Prime Minister’s Office. State Guest House Jamuna has been made the venue for retreat of visiting dignitaries.
The government doesn’t apprehend any threat on the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit being hosted by Bangladesh, said the State Minister for Home Affairs yesterday, ordering a massive hunt for suspects on an updated list.
"We are making all-out preparations to preclude any kind of unwanted situation," Lutfuzzaman Babar said while talking to media after a meeting of the SAARC Security Committee at the Home Ministry.
The home minister, however, parried a volley of questions with regard to the latest affairs at home.
In the meeting, the State Minister directed the members of law- enforcing agencies to conduct "immediately" raids on different slums, residential hotels, and guesthouses in the capital and its suburbs to round up criminals.
He also directed close monitoring of residential hotels and guesthouses in city’s elite areas.
Special security measures will be taken in and around the premises of Jatiya Smriti Souddha at Savar and the mazar of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar where the foreign dignitaries will be visiting.
A list of foreigners, those working here illegally, has been made, the meeting was informed. It asked the law enforcers to maintain strict vigilance over those foreigners who entered the country in last three months.
As part of the security measures, the meeting emphasised to ensure coordinated security combating any terrorist activity at Zia International Airport (ZIA) where 33 agencies including RAB, the anti- crime elite force, have been working. The overall traffic management during the summit also came up for discussion in the meeting with laying special importance on security to help smooth movement of vehicular traffic on the routes between the airport and the state guesthouses and the hotels, where the heads of state and government and diplomats would stay.
The officials observed that movement of the guests would also be easier with the development in the traffic management during such an important occasion.
It was also decided to set up zigzag barricade on Mintoo Road to ease traffic congestion from November 6. This road will remain closed for security reasons from November 10. Tejgaon Truck Stand would be relocated temporarily to the open space at the eastern end of Bangladesh Railway near Farmgate area to use the by pass road for smooth vehicular movement during the summit.
Law enforcers have been asked to conduct drive against illegal rickshaw and the transports that are 20 years old. The meeting asked law enforcers to make a list of juvenile delinquents and increase vigilance on the Bangladeshi terrorists now taken shelter in the neighbouring country. Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and BIRDEM will render the health service to the summit guests.
The meeting asked the law enforcers to conduct blanket operations in the capital city and its adjoining areas against lawbreakers.
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Bangladesh Coastguard have been asked to tighten security in border and coastal areas to stop trespassing.
It also asked the anti crime elite force RAB to conduct frequent raid at slum areas and suspected hideouts of the terrorists.
Home Secretary Safar Raj Hossain, Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Director Generals of Special Security Force (SSF), Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), ANSAR, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Bangladesh Coast Guard, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner and concerned high officials were present in the meeting.
http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/n ... 5pl.htm#A1
Dog squads and choppers to be used for security during next SAARC summit
DHAKA, Sept 7 (BSS) - Over 20,000 security personnel will be deployed in an around the capital to build a tight security bastion to ensure safety and security of the foreign dignitaries during the two-day SAARC summit scheduled to begin here on November 12 next.
Security measures include six dog squads and choppers by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will be used for surveillance to ensure fool proof security during the summit.
A decision to this effect was taken at the ninth meeting of the security committee for the 13th SAARC summit, held at the home ministry here today with State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar in the chair.
The committee was formed earlier for ensuring security of the SAARC leaders and other dignitaries during the summit meeting.
The opening ceremony of the summit meeting would be held at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) while its closing function will take place at International Conference Centre (ICC) at the Prime Minister's Office. State guest house Jamuna has been made the venue for retreat of visiting dignitaries.
Special security measures will be taken in and around the premises of "Jatiya Smriti Souddha"(national monument for martyrs) at Savar and the "mazar"(grave) of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar where the foreign dignitaries will be visiting.
A list of foreigners, those working here illegally, has been made, the meeting was informed. It asked the law enforcers to maintain strict vigilance over those foreigners who entered the country in last three months.
As part of the security measures, the meeting emphasized to ensure coordinated security combating any terrorist activity at Zia International Airport (ZIA) where 33 agencies including RAB, the anti- crime elite force, have been working.
The overall traffic management during the summit also came up for discussion in the meeting with laying special importance on security to help smooth movement of vehicular traffic on the routes between the airport and the state guesthouses and the hotels, where the heads of state and government and diplomats would stay.
The officials observed that movement of the guests would also be easier with the development in the traffic management during such an important occasion.
Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Bangabandu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and BIRDEM will render the health service to the summit guests.
http://www.bssnews.net/index.php?genID= ... 09-07&id=6
Opposition alleges repressive measures
Staff Correspondent
The opposition parties yesterday accused the government of attempting to foil today's human wall programme through repressive measures like mindless arrest of their leaders and activists across the country.
State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, however, denied the opposition allegation and said the police are making arrests as part of the routine campaign against criminals. He was talking to the BBC Bangla Service last night.
After a meeting of key leaders of the opposition parties, AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil said, "The authorities, in the name of ensuring security, are, in fact, trying all-out to foil the programme. Hundreds of opposition men have already been arrested in Tangail, Panchagarh, Bogra, and Naogaon and also in capital Dhaka in the last two days."
He said it clearly manifests that the government is desperate to foil today's programme.
The meeting held at AL's central office in the city yesterday evening discussed the parties' respective preparations for today's programme. Some of the leaders told the meeting that the uniqueness of the programme has generated a huge enthusiasm among the masses.
Besides AL leaders, senior leaders of the left-leaning 11-Party alliance, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) and National Awami Party (Nap) joined the meeting. Replying to a query, Jalil said that a meeting of leaders of the opposition parties today would finalise the next agitation programme.
He warned that tougher programmes would be enforced if the government tries to thwart today's human-wall.
"The government will have to bear the responsibility if anything goes wrong during the human wall," said the AL leader.
He alleged that the Rapid Action Battalion choppers yesterday flew very low in the northern districts yesterday to panic the people. :blue_lol;
Meanwhile, an opposition source said that the parties would go for another human wall, this time, from the Sundarbans to Sunamganj and hold rallies in divisional headquarters in its next agitation programme.
"If the government hampers the human wall programme, we'll enforce programmes like hartal," said another source.
Meanwhile, in a statement yesterday, AL President Sheikh Hasina urged people to make the human wall programme successful braving all the 'repressive measures taken by this government'.
Hasina said the 'no-confidence human wall' from Teknaf to Tentulia was announced to free the people from the suffocating reality they are facing under the BNP-Jamaat rule.
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Manzurul Ahsan Khan and General Secretary Muzahidul Islam Selim in a statement yesterday protested the arrests of their leaders and workers and accused the government of trying to foil today's programme.
AL city unit in a press release alleged that police raided its leaders' city residences last night while scores of leaders and workers of the unit have already been arrested in last couple of days.
UNB, Chittagong adds: The opposition combine has warned of a 'mass curfew programme', if the government tries to foil the 'no-confidence human wall'.
AL Joint Secretary Obaidul Quader voiced the warning during a press conference at the Chittagong Press Club in the city yesterday.
He alleged that police arrested over 600 opposition activists and supporters from the port city and the district on Thursday night in their bid to resist the popular upsurge.
Chittagong City Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, AL Presidium Member Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Haider Akbar Khan Rono of Workers' Party, Moinuddin Khan Badal of JSD, Ahmedur Rahman Azmi of Gono Forum, Shah Alam of CPB and Saifuddin Khan of Ganotantri Party attended the press conference.
The opposition alliance will hold four public rallies in the port city while another four in other parts of the district.
A police source said some 1,000 additional police and para-military BDR would be deployed at different points across the city and the district.
http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/12/11/d4121101066.htm
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i am not sure if they'll be able to use them well...
what will happen is :
1. they'll use the helicopter to transport big RAB officers and ultimately end up giving the govt a huge fuel bill....
2. try to shoot at criminals from the copter, ... and if some innocent peoples die, they might as well as say in a press release that they were criminals ( with a no of lists of commited crimes ) as well...
but, well... it'd be a quick method of transport ... so whenever they'd need to catch a criminal fast, they may use it...
i hope they use it well... and make a good use of it
what will happen is :
1. they'll use the helicopter to transport big RAB officers and ultimately end up giving the govt a huge fuel bill....
2. try to shoot at criminals from the copter, ... and if some innocent peoples die, they might as well as say in a press release that they were criminals ( with a no of lists of commited crimes ) as well...
but, well... it'd be a quick method of transport ... so whenever they'd need to catch a criminal fast, they may use it...
i hope they use it well... and make a good use of it
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lol saleen man ur makin it funny...i saw sum RAB in da NISSAN URVAN...there was a huge gang in it...roaming thorugh the streets of uttara
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i guess they havnt arrived yet..and if they have i guess we wont be permitted to take pics and we will hardly find HELIS on da road....hahaha
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shamsshahriyar wrote:i guess they havnt arrived yet..and if they have i guess we wont be permitted to take pics and we will hardly find HELIS on da road....hahaha
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