Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has questioned the rationale behind the sanctions imposed on the RAB and some of its top officials by the United States.
She said: "We’ve curbed terrorism with them (Rab) in this country. What does the imposition of sanction on them mean? (Is it) to support the terrorists?”
"My question is whether the USA is dissatisfied for curbing terrorism,” she added.
She said this on Thursday while replying to a question at a press conference arranged at her official residence Ganobhaban on the outcome of her recent official visit to the UK and the USA.
Nothing that the move to sanction the RAB is “in effect helping terrorists”, she further said RAB was formed at the recommendation of the USA. The USA provides them (its personnel) with everything including training, arms, helicopter, and even digital system and ICT system.
“When the USA imposes sanctions, raises any word or allegation, I would like to say one word that they (RAB) have conducted their activities as per the training they received,” she said.
She said if any member of the law enforcement agencies including RAB and Police commits any offense, the person is tried here in Bangladesh.
But if US police kill anyone as per whim, they (police members) are not always tried there, she said, adding that only one incident was tried when the USA people waged a movement against it.
