human trafficking
Bangladeshi immigrants run away from shelters in Aceh
A total of 15 Bangladeshi immigrants have left their temporary shelter in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, recently while the immigration office was preparing documents for their deportation.
3 September 2015, 08:50 AM
3 ‘human traffickers’ held in Cox’s Bazar
Three people are detained in Cox’s Bazar for their alleged involvement with human trafficking.
2 September 2015, 08:50 AM
Bangladeshi trafficking victim rescued in India, 2 held
Indian police claim rescue of a Bangladeshi teenage girl from human traffickers in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal last week, detain two.
29 August 2015, 09:44 AM
125 Bangladeshis brought back from Myanmar
A total of 125 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar authorities, return home.
25 August 2015, 06:13 AM
A grave trafficking crisis
The 'discovery' of yet more mass graves along the heavily-forested Malaysia-Thailand border makes the case that the Southeast Asia human trafficking disaster is far from being over.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Human trafficker held in Narsingdi
Police in Narsingdi arrest a man on charge of trafficking dozens of youths to Malaysia through the Bay of Bengal.
20 August 2015, 14:21 PM
Malaysia human trafficking camp revisited (video)
Christine Cheah of Crime Watch Raw treks into a bigger, abandons trafficking camp in Wang Kelian, Kedah, which may indicate the involvement of syndicates.
14 August 2015, 04:42 AM
159 Bangladeshi brought back from Myanmar
A total of 159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, are brought back to Bangladesh.
10 August 2015, 05:59 AM
March against human trafficking in Cox’s Bazar
Rights activists begin a road march from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf in a bid to end human trafficking, put to trial those involved and compensate the victims.
8 August 2015, 09:33 AM
18 rescued while being trafficked to India
Police rescue 18 people, including five children and seven women, from a truck in Bagerhat town while being trafficked to India.
7 August 2015, 11:49 AM
Malaysia, Bangladesh to seek solution to human trafficking
Malaysia and Bangladesh agree to work together towards a permanent solution of irregular movement of people in the Indian Ocean.
6 August 2015, 07:00 AM
159 Bangladeshis to be repatriated ‘later’
A total of 159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, cannot be brought back to Bangladesh today.
5 August 2015, 09:08 AM
159 trafficking victims to be repatriated from Myanmar Aug 5
A total of 159 Bangladeshi trafficking victims who were scheduled to be brought back home from Myanmar yesterday, will be repatriated on August 5 due to rough weather in the sea.
31 July 2015, 07:50 AM
Girl rescued while being trafficked to India; one held
Police rescue a young girl while she was being trafficked to India through Putkhali border point here last night.
31 July 2015, 04:59 AM
159 more to return from Myanmar tomorrow
159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, are scheduled to return home tomorrow.
29 July 2015, 12:37 PM
7 traffickers held in Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka
Seven people are detained in Cox’s Bazar and Dhaka for their alleged involvement in human trafficking.
28 July 2015, 15:48 PM
Curb human trafficking, PM tells DCs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the deputy commissioners of all districts to curb human trafficking and drug trading in the country.
28 July 2015, 05:12 AM
US blasts Russia, Thailand in human trafficking report
US accuses Russia, Thailand, Iran and Libya of insufficient action against human trafficking, in a damning report on a global scourge which the State Department decried as "modern slavery."
27 July 2015, 14:48 PM
155 trafficking victims brought back from Myanmar
Bangladesh border guards in a flag meeting with their Myanmar counterpart to bring back 155 nationals rescued from the sea.
22 July 2015, 05:22 AM
Nurul Islam vows to stop human trafficking
Newly appointed Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam tells reporters that he will work to stop human trafficking.
15 July 2015, 06:35 AM