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Vol. 5 Num 685 Thu. May 04, 2006  
   
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Five children rescued from traffickers


Police rescued five children from trafficking and arrested a couple in this connection from Bara Bangram in the city yesterday evening.

The rescued children are -- Hasib, 5, Hasba, 5, Mariam, 7, Ruksana, 8, and Alima, 8, hailing from Dhaka, Narayanganj and Barisal districts.

The arrestees are -- Nasiruddin Babu and Fahima Akhtar of Barisal.

Police said they rented a house in the area a few weeks ago and brought the children three days ago for trafficking. They are being interrogated to extract more information, they added.