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.

July 31, 2015
July 31, 2015

159 trafficking victims to be repatriated from Myanmar Aug 5

A total of 159 Bangladeshi trafficking victims who were scheduled to be brought back home from Myanmar yesterday, will be repatriated on August 5 due to rough weather in the sea.

July 31, 2015
July 31, 2015

Girl rescued while being trafficked to India; one held

Police rescue a young girl while she was being trafficked to India through Putkhali border point here last night.

July 29, 2015
July 29, 2015

159 more to return from Myanmar tomorrow

159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, are scheduled to return home tomorrow.

July 28, 2015
July 28, 2015

7 traffickers held in Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka

Seven people are detained in Cox’s Bazar and Dhaka for their alleged involvement in human trafficking.

July 28, 2015
July 28, 2015

Curb human trafficking, PM tells DCs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the deputy commissioners of all districts to curb human trafficking and drug trading in the country.

July 27, 2015
July 27, 2015

US blasts Russia, Thailand in human trafficking report

US accuses Russia, Thailand, Iran and Libya of insufficient action against human trafficking, in a damning report on a global scourge which the State Department decried as "modern slavery."

July 22, 2015
July 22, 2015

155 trafficking victims brought back from Myanmar

Bangladesh border guards in a flag meeting with their Myanmar counterpart to bring back 155 nationals rescued from the sea.

July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015

Nurul Islam vows to stop human trafficking

Newly appointed Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam tells reporters that he will work to stop human trafficking.

July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015

102 boat migrants found by Myanmar navy

Myanmar's navy discovers over a hundred migrants stranded for weeks on a southern island.

July 9, 2015
July 9, 2015

95 more trafficking victims back home from Malaysia

Ninety five more Bangladeshi trafficking victims, who were rescued by the Malaysian authorities from the Andaman Sea last May, return home from Kuala Lumpur.