human trafficking

Suspected human trafficker held; 16 Rohingyas rescued in Cox’s Bazar

A suspected human trafficker has been detained and 16 Rohingyas have been rescued from Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar as they attempted to go to Malaysia.
ACC to enquire against Laxmipur MP for 'amassing Tk 1,400cr through human trafficking'

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has said it will enquire into the allegations against lawmaker Quazi Shaheed Islam who supposedly amassed Tk 1,400 crore illegally through human trafficking to Kuwait and siphoned off the money to different countries.
3 Rohingyas rescued, 3 human traffickers detained in Cumilla: Rab

“The three arrestees have been involved in human trafficking for a long period. They usually communicate with Rohingyas staying in different camps of Cox's Bazar and send them abroad including Malaysia,” Rab says.
Human trafficking allegations against Laxmipur MP fake news: Momen

The human trafficking allegations against Laxmipur-2 MP is fake news, says Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen
Human trafficking: Cox’s Bazar boy gets anticipatory bail

The High Court grants eight-week anticipatory bail to a 12-year-old boy of Cox’s Bazar in a human trafficking case in which he was showed 22 years old in 2018.
‘Human trafficker’ arrested in Cox’s Bazar

Police arrest an accused in a human trafficking case from Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
What actions taken against traffickers, HC asks

The High Court wants to know the actions taken against the travel agencies and human traffickers responsible for the death of 37 Bangladeshis in the Mediterranean Sea.
62 Rohingyas rescued in Cox’s Bazar, 5 ‘traffickers’ held

Law enforcers rescued 62 Rohingyas including women and children from Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua upazila and St Martin’s Island when they were being trafficked to Malaysia.
Illegal Voyage to Europe: They call it ‘game’

Transnational human traffickers use several countries for transits, including India, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Turkey, to send Bangladeshi job seekers first to Libya, and then to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea, Rab officials said.
22 Rohingyas rescued from human traffickers

Police rescue 22 Rohingyas from human traffickers in Teknaf and Maheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar.
‘Bangladeshi survivor stayed afloat for 8hrs in Mediterranean’

One of the Bangladeshi survivors of the tragic boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia had managed to stay buoyant for eight hours before being rescued by a fishing boat while seeing his brother losing the battle, family said.
Illegal Migration: 495 foreigners in country’s jail

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said 495 people have so far been arrested for illegal migration from neighbouring countries.
Malaysia begins inquiry into 2015 discovery of mass graves

Malaysia begins a public inquiry into the discovery of mass graves and suspected human trafficking camps in the jungles near its border with Thailand, which prompted a regional crisis in 2015, and accusations over obstruction of justice.
Justice obstructed

Law enforcers had been nonchalant for years when thousands of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis were facing heinous crimes, including murders and burial in mass graves, in the bordering hilly regions of Thailand and Malaysia.
Human Trafficking: Rohingyas faced horrific crimes

A transnational human-trafficking syndicate committed crimes against humanity in Malaysia and Thailand against the Rohingya from 2012 to 2015, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and Fortify Rights, a nongovernment rights body, have found in a six-year investigation.
Human trafficking: 4 displaced Myanmar women rescued in Dhaka, 2 held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have rescued four displaced Myanmar nationals and detained two alleged members of a human trafficking gang in Dhaka.
Tortured in Libya

Mominur Islam had paid Tk 3 lakh to some manpower brokers in Naogaon to go to Malaysia as a worker.
Bangladesh sets sights on recruitment brokers to curb abuse, trafficking

Bangladesh is planning to sideline unscrupulous recruitment brokers who dupe or exploit workers they send abroad by compiling a list of certified agents as record numbers of its citizens spend large sums of money to secure jobs overseas.
Rab rescues 10 Rohingyas in Malaysia-bound boat

The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday rescued 10 Rohingya refugees and detained an alleged human trafficker in a Malaysia-bound boat in the Bay of Bengal.
Mobile court busts travel agency, jails 5

A mobile court on Sunday sealed off a travel agency in the capital's Motijheel and sentenced its owner along with four of his employees
Malaysia-Bound Rohingyas: 33 rescued from trawler in Bay

Bangladesh's coast guard rescued 33 Rohingya and detained six alleged human traffickers from a fishing trawler headed for Malaysia in the Bay of Bengal, an official said Wednesday.
Human Trafficking: 65 Bangladeshi workers rescued in Malaysia

Malaysian immigration police have rescued 65 Bangladeshi workers, believed to be victims of human trafficking, from the dormitory of a foreign worker recruitment company in Bandar Baru Nilai and arrested two Malaysians over the incident.
Human Trafficking to Malaysia: CID arrests 'kingpin'

The CID on Sunday arrested the alleged godfather of a human trafficking ring that ran boats to carry people from Bangladesh to Malaysia.
Pathetically low conviction rate of traffickers

We are quite dismayed to know that between February 2012 and June 2018, despite a recorded number of 4,152 cases of human trafficking, only 25 people have been convicted.
Ensuring labour rights can tackle human trafficking

Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every year on counter trafficking efforts, mostly on investigation and criminal prosecution, raids to "rescue" irregular migrants and sex workers who are thought to be potential victims and trainings to raise awareness among those who might possibly experience or encounter human trafficking.
Recognise the extent and seriousness of human trafficking

Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall victim to traffickers in their own countries and abroad. Despite seldom making the headlines, trafficking in persons also remains one of the biggest challenges for national security and law enforcement agencies throughout world—as the United Nations explained, “every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims.”
Asia's trafficking survivors dial in for justice

When Neha Maldar testifies against the traffickers who enslaved her as a sex worker in India, she spoke about the safety of her own country, Bangladesh, via video conferencing, a technology that could revolutionise the pursuit of justice in such cases.
Investigation follows traffickers to Bangladesh

In the middle of a bustling town in Bangladesh, two R.AGE undercover journalists hide in a van, listening in as one human trafficker after another sold their lies.
Malaysia plans special court on human trafficking as cases soar

Malaysia is setting up a special court to tackle rising numbers of human trafficking cases, in a move welcomed by campaigners who says it would help deliver justice to victims.
Trafficking: 600 KL airport staff transferred

Authorities transfer some 600 immigration staff out of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) station after some of them were suspected of being involved in the smuggling in of Bangladeshis.