The government has decided to rename the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as Special Intervention Force (SIF). RAB, an elite law enforcement unit in Bangladesh, was formed for combating serious crimes, terrorism, and organized criminal activities in 2003. Operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs, RAB is a composite force comprising personnel from the Police, Army, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and Ansar. RAB was established on July 12, 2003, under the Armed Police Battalion (Amendment) Act, 2003, which amended the Armed Forces Battalion Ordinance of 1979. Since its inception, RAB has faced criticism from human rights organisations over alleged extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.
