A total of 1,073 government officials, including law enforcement, border security personnel and justice sector actors, were trained to effectively identify, investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases. About 2,683 stakeholders, including judges, government prosecutors, Anti-Trafficking Committee (CTC) members and law students enhanced their knowledge and skills to effectively implement the PSHT Act (Prevention and Suppression […]
The family of Faheem Ahmed (20), of Kabirnagar village in Bogalabazar union of Dovarabazar upazila, had tried to send him to Greece through a relative. But Faheem also died on that boat in the sea. No one in the family talked about this broker. However, local residents said that Faheem’s maternal uncle Jamal Uddin sends […]
The bodies of eight Bangladeshis who lost their lives in the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Libya to Italy have arrived in the country. Their bodies were brought from Libya to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday afternoon. After completing the legal process the bodies will be handed over to their families. The deceased are […]
A police team led by KMP assistant commissioner Gopinath Kanjilal conducted an operation on the ground floor of the two-storey building on Monday night and rescued the girls. KMP Commissioner said that the police team arrested six human smugglers from the spot. The arrested persons include Milton Mandal, 40, and his wife Khadija Begum, 22, […]
The US Embassy has registered a case against five Bangladeshis for alleged involvement in human trafficking. US Embassy official Michael Lee registered a case at Gulshan Police Station on Monday. The accused include Mofizur Rahman, Ashraful Alam Bhuiyan, Mohammad Zaman, Bhasani and Mohammad Noor Alam. In the matter, Lee said in the statement that Mofizur […]
There are many parties involved in ensuring justice in human trafficking cases such as migration seekers, local representatives, manpower officers, public prosecutors and tribunal judges. It is important to create awareness among those seeking migration at the grassroots level. They should be informed that if they travel illegally with the help of a manpower agent, […]
The US Embassy in Dhaka registered a case at Gulshan Police Station over the incident. After this, the police have arrested a person named Mohammad Ruhul Amin, owner of a travel agency in Paltan area of the capital, and his associate Akalima Akhtar alias Beauty. The Cyber and Special Crime Unit of the Detective Branch […]
Mohammad Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between April and October last year. He recalls a September night when, he says, he almost met the same fate: masked men abducted him, chopped off parts of his left arm and leg, and dumped him in a […]
A Romanian court said on Thursday that divisive internet personality Andrew Tate, his brother and two other suspects would remain in custody until February 27. Tate and his co-accused were taken into custody by Romanian anti-organized crime prosecutors on 29 December on charges of forming a criminal gang to sexually assault six women. A court […]
