Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion was created in 2004 to fight terrorism and crime, but this DW investigation, produced with Netra News, lays out testimony that the unit has instead become a tool for murder, torture, and forced disappearances carried out with direct backing from the country's political leadership. Two RAB insiders speak on camera for the first time, describing operations that arrive late at night and the chain of command behind them. Reporters Naomi Conrad, Arafatul Islam and Birgitta Schülke trace how the United States and other Western governments trained and equipped the force for years despite mounting human rights complaints, funding that only stopped in 2018, with sanctions following in 2021. Illustrations by Aleksandra Kononova stand in where camera access was impossible, and the film uses motion graphics to map out the battalion's structure and command chain. Families of the disappeared describe waiting years for answers. The result is a tightly sourced account of a state security force operating largely beyond accountability.