Bangladesh made significant efforts in eliminating trafficking: US

Bangladesh could not fully meet the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking in 2015, but it has made significant efforts to do so, according to the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report).

US Secretary of State John Kerry announced the release of the 2016 TIP Report yesterday in Washington, DC.

The report says, "Bangladesh received a Tier 2 ranking as the Government of Bangladesh does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking."

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"However, it is making significant efforts to do so," the report summarised. 

As required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), the TIP Report assesses governments around the world on their efforts to combat modern slavery.

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Among other recommendations, the report suggests that Bangladesh should finalise, adopt and disseminate implementing the rules for the 2012 Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act (PSHTA) and train government officials on its use.

The report notes that "Bangladesh is primarily a source and, to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking."

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The US Government strongly supports the Government of Bangladesh's efforts to address trafficking and will continue its support through the US Agency for International Development's Bangladesh Counter-Trafficking- in-Persons program.

A Bangla language version of Bangladesh's country narrative will soon be available online at http://www.bd.usembassy.gov

Read the entire text of the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report, please visit: www.state.gov/j/tip