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.

June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020

Bangladeshi boy found in empty goods train by BSF in India

A 12-year-old Bangladeshi boy, a suspected victim of human trafficking, has been found by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in a railway wagon at Petrapole in West Bengal, and handed over to Indian Railway police.

February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020

Suspected human trafficker held; 16 Rohingyas rescued in Cox’s Bazar

A suspected human trafficker has been detained and 16 Rohingyas have been rescued from Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar as they attempted to go to Malaysia.

February 26, 2020
February 26, 2020

ACC to enquire against Laxmipur MP for 'amassing Tk 1,400cr through human trafficking'

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has said it will enquire into the allegations against lawmaker Quazi Shaheed Islam who supposedly amassed Tk 1,400 crore illegally through human trafficking to Kuwait and siphoned off the money to different countries.

February 17, 2020
February 17, 2020

3 Rohingyas rescued, 3 human traffickers detained in Cumilla: Rab

“The three arrestees have been involved in human trafficking for a long period. They usually communicate with Rohingyas staying in different camps of Cox's Bazar and send them abroad including Malaysia,” Rab says.

February 16, 2020
February 16, 2020

Human trafficking allegations against Laxmipur MP fake news: Momen

The human trafficking allegations against Laxmipur-2 MP is fake news, says Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen

October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019

Human trafficking: Cox’s Bazar boy gets anticipatory bail

The High Court grants eight-week anticipatory bail to a 12-year-old boy of Cox’s Bazar in a human trafficking case in which he was showed 22 years old in 2018.

August 7, 2019
August 7, 2019

‘Human trafficker’ arrested in Cox’s Bazar

Police arrest an accused in a human trafficking case from Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019

What actions taken against traffickers, HC asks

The High Court wants to know the actions taken against the travel agencies and human traffickers responsible for the death of 37 Bangladeshis in the Mediterranean Sea.

May 18, 2019
May 18, 2019

62 Rohingyas rescued in Cox’s Bazar, 5 ‘traffickers’ held

Law enforcers rescued 62 Rohingyas including women and children from Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua upazila and St Martin’s Island when they were being trafficked to Malaysia.

May 18, 2019
May 18, 2019

Illegal Voyage to Europe: They call it ‘game’

Transnational human traffickers use several countries for transits, including India, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Turkey, to send Bangladeshi job seekers first to Libya, and then to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea, Rab officials said.