DHAKA, 29 March 2022, (TON): Prime minister Sheikh Hasina called the sanction against some Rapid Action Battalion personnel ‘a very condemnable act’, saying “the elite force has a great contribution to contain extremism and terrorism in the country.”

She said “USA protect the criminals and shelter them in their country and give sanction in our country without any crime. And this is their character, so what else I can say about them.”

The prime minister said this while addressing a function as chief guest marking the 18th founding anniversary of RAB, joining virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka.

The elite force organised the function at the Lt Col Azad Memorial Hall at its headquarters in capital in the morning.

Each of the 15 battalions of the RAB got connected to it virtually.

The prime minister also inaugurated battalion headquarters of RAB 2, 10, 13 and 14, RAB Forces Training School, RAB Heritage Museum having a Mujib Corner while laying the foundation stone of RAB-3 battalion headquarters, at the same function.

Sheikh Hasina said “ the USA gave shelter to the war criminals and self confessed convicted killers of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and provided them citizenship.”