We must first address the root causes of trafficking in Bangladesh

Low conviction rate illustrates govt's lacklustre attitude towards prevention

Why is the conviction rate in human trafficking cases so low in Bangladesh?

Only 25 people have been convicted in cases over trafficking of some 7,840 victims since Bangladesh enacted the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act in 2012.

Despite the continuous hue and cry about human trafficking (in the media), very little has actually been done to fight the menace...

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.

Police in Narsingdi arrest a man on charge of trafficking dozens of youths to Malaysia through the Bay of Bengal.