Bangladesh's RAB chief pledges end to abuses, announces actions against 16 personnel for crimes.

Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman pledged that RAB members will not engage in extrajudicial killings or enforced disappearances. He announced that 16 RAB personnel have been legally actioned for extortion and other crimes since August. Rahman also apologized for past abuses by RAB and vowed full cooperation with a commission investigating these issues. The RAB, established in 2006, has been under scrutiny for human rights violations, and reforms including a new law are being considered.

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