Two child traffickers gets 30 yrs

Judge Monwara Begum of the Second Special Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children Repression handed down the sentence to convicts Shafiqul Islam and Mina Begum of Nalitabari, Sherpur.

According to the prosecution, Shafiqul Islam kidnapped 18-month-old Helal Uddin, son of Abdul Hakim, from his residence at about 6:30am on November 27 last year. Later, he sold the baby to one Mina Begum for Tk 4,000. However, the local people caught the two from the slum as they were trying to flee the scene with the victim.

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Later, the two were handed over to the police. Mina admitted to the police that they have been trafficking children abroad for a long time.

Special Public Prosecution Arfan Uddin Khan appeared for the state while advocates Mozammel Haq and Syed Aslam Miah defended the accused.