human trafficking

An escape from ‘hell’

What began as a promising opportunity towards a better life turned into a harrowing ordeal for Junaeid Hossain Parbez Ariyan, 25, of Narsingdi’s Belabo.

Alarming trade of Indigenous women

We need to address the root cause of trafficking

Bangladeshi women being sold in China

Fooled by a gang, a widow in Chuadanga got her daughter married to a Chinese national named Cui Po Wei on July 1 last year, hoping that she would rise out of poverty.

Europe's most wanted migrant-smuggler 'The Scorpion' arrested

"Scorpion", whose real name is Barzan Majeed, was arrested in the city of Sulaimaniyah at Interpol's request, said security forces spokesperson Salam Abdel Khaleq to AFP.

Game: A house where trafficking victims are kept before journey to Europe

The name of the route is "Game". It may sound like a video game. However, it's the name of a house where trafficking victims are gathered before starting a boat journey in the Mediterranean Sea

Will our migrants continue to drown?

Government must put a stop to trafficking before more tragedies take place

Why are so many seeking asylum in Europe?

Economic, political failures major drivers behind the surge

We must protect vulnerable migrants

Alarming revelation about undocumented workers in Libya raises questions

Trafficking To Malaysia: Victims made to walk thru jungles, wade canals

A so-called broker in Dhaka promised Rasal Miah he would be taken to Malaysia and given a job at a construction site.

August 29, 2015
August 29, 2015

Bangladeshi trafficking victim rescued in India, 2 held

Indian police claim rescue of a Bangladeshi teenage girl from human traffickers in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal last week, detain two.

August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015

125 Bangladeshis brought back from Myanmar

A total of 125 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar authorities, return home.

August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015

A grave trafficking crisis

The 'discovery' of yet more mass graves along the heavily-forested Malaysia-Thailand border makes the case that the Southeast Asia human trafficking disaster is far from being over.

August 20, 2015
August 20, 2015

Human trafficker held in Narsingdi

Police in Narsingdi arrest a man on charge of trafficking dozens of youths to Malaysia through the Bay of Bengal.

August 14, 2015
August 14, 2015

Malaysia human trafficking camp revisited (video)

Christine Cheah of Crime Watch Raw treks into a bigger, abandons trafficking camp in Wang Kelian, Kedah, which may indicate the involvement of syndicates.

August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015

159 Bangladeshi brought back from Myanmar

A total of 159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, are brought back to Bangladesh.

August 8, 2015
August 8, 2015

March against human trafficking in Cox’s Bazar

Rights activists begin a road march from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf in a bid to end human trafficking, put to trial those involved and compensate the victims.

August 7, 2015
August 7, 2015

18 rescued while being trafficked to India

Police rescue 18 people, including five children and seven women, from a truck in Bagerhat town while being trafficked to India.

August 6, 2015
August 6, 2015

Malaysia, Bangladesh to seek solution to human trafficking

Malaysia and Bangladesh agree to work together towards a permanent solution of irregular movement of people in the Indian Ocean.

August 5, 2015
August 5, 2015

159 Bangladeshis to be repatriated ‘later’

A total of 159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, cannot be brought back to Bangladesh today.