EXODUS TO NOWHERE

Thousands of Bangladeshis have been trafficked to South-East Asian Countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Hundreds of mass graves and detention camps of human trafficking victims in these countries have revealed the unprecedented brutality of this form of modern day slavery.

This week, the Star Weekend looks at why thousands of Bangladeshis from different parts of the country leave their homeland, leaving behind their families and worldly possessions. Why did the government not take any steps to bring its people back to the country from the detention camps and the boats drifting in the high sea? To find out more, check out this week's Spotlight.