Dark Triangle

Kidnapped, turned into slaves of past

“My arms and legs were tied in such a way that it was impossible for me even to change sides without help,” said Jewel, who was abducted and held captive by human traffickers in November last year.

Part v: Why are they so desperate? / As legally restricted, desperate jobseekers take dangerous sea route to Malaysia from Bangladesh

As legal channels for labour migration from Bangladesh have shrunk due to malpractices in the arrangements by both private agencies and the government, desperate jobseekers take dangerous sea route to Malaysia.

Part IV: Hopeless voyage, ominous outcome / Desperate Bangladeshi fortune-seekers embark on dangerous sea voyage to Malaysia

The voyage that Jewel Barua had made to Thailand on a cargo vessel crammed with several hundred deceived jobseekers tells of a harrowing journey redolent of a time when slave trade was a profitable business across continents.

Lured by a trafficker, 16 job-seeking youths from a Bangladesh upazila take up risky sea voyage

Sona Mia has no more tears left to shed. He is now afraid of something ominous coming his son's way.

Traffickers call departure points in Teknaf of Bangladesh ‘Malaysia airports’

Teknaf upazila is the south-eastern tip of Bangladesh, a perfect place for boats to set sail in secrecy.

Part II: Abduction & Trafficking / Traffickers kidnap Bangladeshis and send to Malaysia as slave labour

Emran Hossain and Mohammad Ali Zinnat did an extensive investigation into human trafficking from Bangladesh to Malaysia. For over three months, they carried out a thorough research, interviewed trafficking victims, brokers and rights groups, and travelled to the southeastern coastal areas before reporting on the clandestine crime that brings to mind the horror of slave trade of the past.

Part I: Transnational Crime Network / Slave Trade Booms In Dark Triangle

Promising jobs in Malaysia, transnational human traffickers held about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand...

June 2, 2015
June 2, 2015

Kidnapped, turned into slaves of past

“My arms and legs were tied in such a way that it was impossible for me even to change sides without help,” said Jewel, who was abducted and held captive by human traffickers in November last year.

May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015

As legally restricted, desperate jobseekers take dangerous sea route to Malaysia from Bangladesh

As legal channels for labour migration from Bangladesh have shrunk due to malpractices in the arrangements by both private agencies and the government, desperate jobseekers take dangerous sea route to Malaysia.

May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015

Desperate Bangladeshi fortune-seekers embark on dangerous sea voyage to Malaysia

The voyage that Jewel Barua had made to Thailand on a cargo vessel crammed with several hundred deceived jobseekers tells of a harrowing journey redolent of a time when slave trade was a profitable business across continents.

May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015

Lured by a trafficker, 16 job-seeking youths from a Bangladesh upazila take up risky sea voyage

Sona Mia has no more tears left to shed. He is now afraid of something ominous coming his son's way.

May 6, 2015
May 6, 2015

Traffickers call departure points in Teknaf of Bangladesh ‘Malaysia airports’

Teknaf upazila is the south-eastern tip of Bangladesh, a perfect place for boats to set sail in secrecy.

May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015

Traffickers kidnap Bangladeshis and send to Malaysia as slave labour

Emran Hossain and Mohammad Ali Zinnat did an extensive investigation into human trafficking from Bangladesh to Malaysia. For over three months, they carried out a thorough research, interviewed trafficking victims, brokers and rights groups, and travelled to the southeastern coastal areas before reporting on the clandestine crime that brings to mind the horror of slave trade of the past.

May 4, 2015
May 4, 2015

Slave Trade Booms In Dark Triangle

Promising jobs in Malaysia, transnational human traffickers held about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand...