Repatriation of trafficking victims delayed for bad weather

Some 159 Bangladeshis, victims of human trafficking, who were to be repatriated on Thursday, will be brought back home on August 5 due to rough weather at sea.

"We have sent a letter to the Immigration and National Registration Department in Myanmar informing them to send back the victims on August 5," Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-17 Commander Lt Col M Rabiul Islam Rabi told The Daily Star. Myanmar was to send them back on Thursday but could not due to Cyclone Komen, he said.    

The victims, rescued by the Myanmar navy, have been identified as Bangladeshis through a flag meeting between BGB and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP).