Three Ministers Tasked to Oversee US Sanctions on RAB Officials

Three ministers have been tasked with overseeing US sanctions on current and former top RAB officials.

Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam told reporters at a briefing after the cabinet meeting at the Secretariat on Monday (December 13th).

The secretary was asked if the issue of US sanctions had been discussed in the cabinet.

In response, he said, "It has not been discussed because it is already being handled by the Home Minister, Law Minister and Foreign Minister." So it was not discussed.

Earlier, the United States has said it will impose sanctions on seven current and former RAB officers on December 10, International Human Rights Day, for alleged human rights abuses. The country's State Department and Treasury Department have issued separate bans.

Former Director-General of RAB and current Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, current Director-General of RAB Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, Additional Director General (Operations) Khan Mohammad Azad, former Additional Director General (Operations) Tofayel Mustafa Sorwar, Mohammad Jahangir Alam and Anwar Latif Khan and former officer of the force Lieutenant Colonel Miftah Uddin Ahmed.