Bangladesh one of safest countries in the world: RAB DG

RAB Director General Md Harun-Ar-Rashid said on Monday that Bangladesh is one of the safest countries in the world as there is no risk of militant attack.

He also said: "We have no specific information of militant activities. The situation is largely under control."

RAB DG made the comments while talking to reporters after paying tribute to the victims who were killed in the militant attack at Holey Artisan Bakery at Dhaka's Gulshan diplomatic zone on this day in 2016.

Harun-Ar-Rashid said they are continuously monitoring the situation so that the militant groups cannot raise their ugly heads.

He said RAB is now a modern, efficient, and professional force with the capacity to tackle any situation.

Replying to a query on the activities of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam, Harun-Ar-Rashid said they are monitoring their physical and virtual activities regularly.

"I can assure the countrymen that extremism or militant groups will never rise in this country," RAB DG added.