The Bangladesh Navy on Saturday intercepted a human trafficking operation in the hills of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, rescuing 17 men, women, and children who were being trafficked to Malaysia. The operation took place in the Kachhapia hill area of Baharchhara union,
In the border areas of Alikadam Upazila in Bandarban, a trafficking ring has become active, facilitating illegal entry in exchange for money. This has disrupted the security of the area, and locals fear a rise in criminal activities in the upazila.
Continuing the crackdown on human trafficking and immoral activities, the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch rescued ten women from neighbouring countries who were lured into prostitution in and around the city.
A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political unr
Bangladesh Navy personnel have arrested a member of a human trafficking gang and rescued 19 people, including two Bangladeshi nationals and 17 Rohingyas.  They were being gathered to be trafficked to Malaysia from the Teknaf coast in Cox's Bazar.
Three Bangladeshi men were rescued from forced labour while 29 others were detained following a raid on a furniture and recycling factory in Petaling Jaya.
The report, however, pointed out that all such arrests were made in 2023, while no arrests were reported in 2022 and 2024.
Bukit Aman anti-human trafficking and migrant smuggling division (D3) principal assistant director Soffian Santong said the three men whom the police rescued were between 28 and 35 years of age. During the raid, police also arrested a Bangladeshi man and an Indian national suspected of being the owner and manager of the factory.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the European Union (EU) launched today “Preventing and Addressing Trafficking in Human Beings and the Smuggling of Migrants in South Asia”, a €9 million regional project that to support Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in their efforts to eradicate these crimes.
Bangladesh will adopt a stronger stance in the upcoming 55th director general-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh and India’s Border Security Force, Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said yesterday.
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Amid the growing military collaborations between Pakistan and Bangladesh, India stated that it continues to remain vigilant over the latest developments in the region which had the potential to impact