RAB says Sitakunda attack on its personnel were coordinated through loudspeaker calls

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said the attack on its members in Sitakunda was carried out following announcements over a loudspeaker.

In a media release issued on Monday, RAB-7 stated its members conducted an operation against some “armed criminals” around 4:15pm in the Jungle Salimpur.

“An estimated 400 to 500 miscreants launched a sudden attack on RAB members after making announcements over a loudspeaker,” the statement said.

The attack left four RAB personnel seriously injured, who were later rescued with the help of police. Nayek Subedar Abdul Motaleb, deputy assistant director of RAB 7, was declared dead.

The other three injured in the attack have been admitted to the Combined Military Hospital, Chittagong, the RAB said.

A video of the incident that went viral on social media showed that RAB members wearing black jackets conducted the operation in white microbuses.

Locals were seen vandalising the vehicles.