human trafficking
Will our migrants continue to drown?
Government must put a stop to trafficking before more tragedies take place
Why are so many seeking asylum in Europe?
Economic, political failures major drivers behind the surge
We must protect vulnerable migrants
Alarming revelation about undocumented workers in Libya raises questions
Trafficking To Malaysia: Victims made to walk thru jungles, wade canals
A so-called broker in Dhaka promised Rasal Miah he would be taken to Malaysia and given a job at a construction site.
The growing importance of Bangladesh in the Indo-Pacific
In its foreign policy and international relations, the country has always advanced a free and open Indo-Pacific.
World Day against Trafficking in Persons / Ensuring a dignified life for trafficking survivors
The journey to combat human trafficking is far from behind us, but we can bring about lasting change with collective dedication and collaboration
Trafficked To Cambodia: Four victims get their money back
Four out of the five trafficked Bangladeshi youths, who were forced to con people over the internet in Cambodia last year, have got their money back.
Prioritise human trafficking prevention
Low conviction rate illustrates govt's lacklustre attitude towards prevention
Human trafficking in Bangladesh increased after natural disasters: UN
Human trafficking cases in Bangladesh and the Philippines increased after devastating cyclones and typhoons displaced millions, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today.
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, human trafficking camps
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.
