Commander Arafat Islam has taken charge as the new director of Legal and Media Wing of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
On Sunday, a press conference was organised at Kawran Bazar RAB Media Center, where Commander Arafat Islam took charge and held a familiar meeting with the journalists.
Commander Arafat Islam assumed charge as Director Legal and Media Wing on April 24. He succeeded Commander Khandaker Al Moin. Commander Arafat, also a seasoned officer of the Bangladesh Navy, began his military career as an officer cadet with the 35th BMA Long Course in 1995.
He was commissioned in the executive branch on July 1, 1997. He received training on various sophisticated technologies of the Navy at home and abroad.
He joined the elite force on deputation on December 26, 2022. He has performed as a Commanding Officer of RAB-13 from January 20, 2023 to April 23, 2024.
Arafat also performed important responsibility in Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) where he demonstrated exceptional efficiency.
Earlier, he performed his duty as a Deputy Director of RAB-4 and RAB-5 from 2007 to 2009.