Trafficking
US Trafficking in Persons report: Bangladesh remains at Tier 2
Bangladesh has intensified efforts against human trafficking but inefficiency and complicity of officials are hindering the country’s success on the issue, according to an annual US State Department report
Human trafficking rife, conviction rare
Only one person was convicted in a human trafficking case in Bangladesh in 2020, according to a UN report highlighting the concern over low convictions of the crime.
Human trafficking in Bangladesh increased after natural disasters: UN
Human trafficking cases in Bangladesh and the Philippines increased after devastating cyclones and typhoons displaced millions, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today.
Bangladeshi teenager rescued from ship container in Malaysia
A Bangladeshi boy has been rescued from an empty container which reached the Port Klang of Malaysia on a cargo ship that left Chattogram Port six days ago.
Human trafficking: 4 Rohingyas die as boat sinks off Teknaf
At least four people including a child died as a Malaysia-bound trawler carrying Rohingya refugees sunk off the coast of Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar yesterday morning.
Presumed dead in Thai jungle: 2 photos and hope rekindled
Hearing the news of the mass graves discovered in Thailand in 2015, family members of three men who had left Bangladesh two years ago thought they were among those buried.
Traffickers on the prowl online
Efforts to combat human trafficking need to be coordinated both in cyberspace and the real world, since the menace has latched on to the internet and gotten worse amid the pandemic, said speakers yesterday.
Mass awareness crucial for safe migration: speakers
Speakers highlighted the importance of creating mass awareness in preventing human trafficking to encourage citizens for safe migration at a meeting in Shariatpur yesterday.
Let victims’ voices lead the way
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Bangladesh yesterday called for a joint effort to battle the heinous crime in trafficking in persons so that it can be eradicated from Bangladesh and beyond.
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Trapped in Kurdistan
The horrifying tales of Bangladeshi women being trafficked, more often than not, take place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Irregular Migration: Over 62,000 Bangladeshis entered Europe last decade
As many as 62,583 Bangladeshis entered Europe irregularly using nine different routes in over a decade since 2009, Brac Migration Programme has revealed.
Human Trafficking Case: SC stays Azam Khan’s bail
The Supreme Court yesterday stayed for six weeks a High Court order that granted bail to Md Azam Khan, an alleged ringleader of a human trafficking gang, in a case filed for human trafficking to abroad.
Campaign against trafficking launched
Bangladesh UN Network on Migration has launched an eight-day social media campaign from Saturday to promote activities against and increase awareness on human trafficking through online platforms, marking the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2021.