Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has said that RAB has been working on drug recovery, arms recovery, terrorism and crime suppression since its inception. RAB has become a place of people's trust day by day.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of the new RAB camp at Hathazari on Sunday afternoon.
RAB Director General Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said, "We have set up a RAB camp at Hathazari." We have been thinking for a long time to set up this camp.
I was looking for a good place and so I discussed the assessment. Hathazari people, local people's representatives have cooperated with us. I am grateful to them.
He said, "I want everyone's cooperation in setting up the camp in the same way I have received everyone's cooperation." Many times when we go to fulfill our responsibilities, we face obstacles.
The criminals hinder us. Then I got the cooperation of local people and people's representatives. I want this cooperation in the future too.
He said, 'I was a student of the 18th batch of Chittagong University. I came to Hathazari many times. I have a spiritual relationship with Hathazari.
I hope that my spiritual relationship will continue through RAB forces.’
RAB-7 Captain Lt. Colonel Md. Mashiur Rahman Jewel presided over the function. RAB Additional Director General (Operations) Colonel Tofail Mostafa Sarwar, Chittagong Range DIG Khandaker Golam Faruk, Additional DIG Md Zakir Hossain Khan, Chittagong District Police Super SM Rashidul Haque and Hathazari Upazila Chairman SM Rashedul Alam spoke on the occasion.
After inaugurating the camp, RAB Director General Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun visited Halda River. He said RAB members would work to protect Haldar's biodiversity.
RAB-7 Major Md. Mushfiqur Rahman has been given the responsibility of Company Commander of RAB-7 Hathazari Camp (CPC-2). Members of RAB-7 Hathazari Camp (CPC-2) will work to curb crime in Rangamati areas including Raozan, Rangunia, Hathazari, Fatikchhari and Kaptai in North Chittagong.
