Women, child rescued
BDR members, in a drive, rescued two young women and a child from Laxmidari border in Sadar upazila on Friday evening while being trafficked to India. The rescued were identified as Sumi Begum, 25, and Ratna Begum, 23, daughters of Yusuf Ali of village Madanmia Chandpur in Faridpur district and Ratna's daughter Liza aged about 18 months. BDR 41 Rifle Battalion Bhomra camp sources said on secret information they launched a drive at the border and rescued the victims while they were being trafficked to India in the name of giving good jobs there. The border guards said sensing their presence the human traffickers managed to flee the scene. The rescued victims were handed over to Sadar police station.
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