US sanctions on RAB offficals politically motivated: Quader

The US sanctions on the IGP and six RAB officials have been politically motivated, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Sunday adding that the decision will inspire terrorism and militancy, reports UNB.
At a briefing at his office in the Secretariat on Tuesday morning Quader said RAB as an elite force has been professional in discharge of its work.
He recalled the controversial US role during Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971 and after assassination of Bangabandhu in 1975.
Yet Bangladesh did not allow these issues to stand on way of establishing friendly relations with Washington, he said.
He said the US move has hurt Bangladesh when it is celebrating 50 years of its independence.
The two countries are working from their respective positions on multilateral issues including bilateral and common issues, he said.
Quader said the Anti-Corruption Commission is playing an independent role in carrying out any investigation but it is unreasonable to impose sanctions on a force chief and former officers by making baseless allegations.