New slave trade thru' sea routes

On November 17, 2014, Bangladesh Navy rescued 600 overseas job seekers from a large trawler in the Bay of Bengal while being trafficked to Malaysia. Human trafficking to Malaysia and Thailand is a regular occurrence at that area. Many thousands of people are being trafficked from Bangladesh to Malaysia by the dangerous sea route every year. Some of them are being sold as slaves in the deep forest of Thailand. They are forced to do extremely hard work and sometimes without any payment.

Human trafficking is a serious crime. Due to lack of awareness among public, the traffickers can do their business easily. The government should take immediate steps to stop this practice forever. At the same time, the traffickers should be punished sternly.

Md. Al- Amin Jony
School of Business
Asian University of Bangladesh