human traffickers
5 ‘listed’ traffickers held in Cox’s Bazar
Police detain five suspected human traffickers during crackdowns at different places in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
11 June 2015, 12:18 PM
Unregistered Rohingya among 150 repatriated Bangladeshis
Detectives have identified an unregistered Rohingya among the 150 Bangladeshis, who were repatriated from Myanmar on Monday after months of ordeal.
10 June 2015, 07:03 AM
3 ‘traffickers’ held, 2 victims rescued in Dhaka
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members detain three alleged human traffickers and rescue two victims in separate places in the capital.
31 May 2015, 11:37 AM
Bangladesh suggests 'external factors' for trafficking, migration
Bangladesh insists that poverty is not necessarily the main driver pushing her people into the hands of traffickers.
29 May 2015, 13:49 PM
TORTURED, KILLED AND ABANDONED
On May 1, 2015, a shallow mass grave was discovered by some villagers collecting mushrooms deep inside a jungle of Thailand's Songkhla province.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Only 1 body per grave found at trafficking camps: Malaysia
The 139 graves uncovered near people-smuggling camps in northern Malaysia appear to hold only one body each, says Malaysia's deputy home minister.
28 May 2015, 15:20 PM
Should fortune-seekers be punished?
In 2012 the Parliament criminalised human trafficking by enacting the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM
An insensitive remark
WE find the prime minister's remarks on taking steps against illegal migrants along with human traffickers inhumane and insensitive.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Diplomats to determine ‘Bangladeshis’ in Malaysia mass graves
Bangladesh High Commission will be in touch with Kuala Lumpur to determine whether the mass graves, believed to contain bodies of hundreds of migrants in Malaysia, are of Bangladesh citizens.
24 May 2015, 13:46 PM
Fake government officials being trafficked abroad
AMIDST the grisly reports of human trafficking through the seas comes another shocker : Bangladeshis, posing as government officials, entering foreign countries with fake passports.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM
5 trafficking victims rescued in Cox’s Bazar
In view of the worldwide alarm over human trafficking, five Bangladeshi fortune seekers are rescued from Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.
19 May 2015, 05:51 AM
SE Asia migrants 'died in fight for food' on boat
Migrants rescued from a sinking boat off Indonesia have told the BBC that about 100 people died after a fight broke out over the last remaining food.
17 May 2015, 14:52 PM
Free/r movement of human capital is a necessity
They are not thieves, robbers or pirates but desperate jobseekers ready to give service in exchange for something to live on.
14 May 2015, 18:00 PM
US calls for regional response to migrant crisis
The United States has voiced fear for the lives of the migrants abandoned by traffickers at land and sea, calling on Southeast Asian nations to co-operate to address the crisis.
13 May 2015, 12:05 PM
Myanmar Rohingya Migrants 'begging for help' from boat
A group of 350 migrants from Myanmar tells an activist by phone that they are abandoned by their crew and need help.
12 May 2015, 12:25 PM
Thai police arrest mayor over human trafficking
Thai police arrest the mayor of Padang Besar, southern border sub district, alleging he is the key player of human-trafficking ring and detention camps where graves of Rohingya muslim have been found, reports phuketwan.com.
8 May 2015, 12:31 PM
3 traffickers killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Teknaf
Three alleged human traffickers are killed in ‘gunfight’ with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar. Four policemen were also injured in the incident.
8 May 2015, 03:48 AM
5 graves discovered at 2nd migrant camp in Thailand
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha warns of tough action against state officials linked to human trafficking, says a government spokesman
5 May 2015, 10:42 AM
Families forced to pay ransom for Bangladeshis stuck in jungle camps
Promising jobs in Malaysia,a gang of human traffickers hold about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand for ransom over the past 8 years and made millions of taka.
5 May 2015, 06:06 AM
Mass graves in Thailand
At least 32 mass graves of victims of trafficking from Bangladesh and Myanmar were found two days ago in an abandoned jungle in southern Thailand...
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM