BGB rescues 233 in a year in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 233 people, including women and children, while they were being trafficked to India through Sadipur and Putkhali borders in Benapole in the last nine months.
BGB Benapole check post camp Commander Liaquat Ali said they rescued 105 women, 80 children and 48 men in separate drives from the two frontiers during the period.
The human traffickers took money from them, promising good jobs in India and brought them to the borders from different areas, he added.
According to BGB Benapole camp Commander Joinal Hossain, 46 women, 36 men and 25 children were rescued from Sadipur and Putkhali borders in March. Twelve people were rescued on April 21 while 29 people on April 26 from Sadipur border.
Ten people were rescued on May 4 and 26 people on May 13 from Sadipur border. Thirteen people were rescued on September 29 while seven people on September 29 from Putkhali border.
Ten people were rescued from Sadipur border on November 19 while 16 from the same border the following day.
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