Libya arrests ‘main suspect’ in murder of Bangladeshis

One of the main suspects in the murder in Libya of 30 mostly Bangladeshi migrants last year was arrested on Monday, authorities in Tripoli said.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Missing Rohingya women trafficked from Indonesia refugee camp

Scores of Rohingya women missing from a refugee camp in Indonesia have been trafficked into Malaysia to reunite with their husbands, several sources have told AFP.
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Wildlife Trade: 2 traffickers held with deer hides

Police detained two alleged traffickers along with 19 deer hides in Bagerhat’s Sharankhola yesterday, three days after a tiger’s skin was recovered from the possession of a poacher in the upazila.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi human trafficker sentenced in US

A Bangladeshi national was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a scheme to smuggle Bangladeshis from Mexico into the USA.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Trafficked Rohingyas: Myanmar police arrest nearly 100 in raid

Nearly 100 Rohingyas smuggled from Myanmar’s conflict-scarred Rakhine state were arrested in a raid in Yangon, police announced yesterday, with authorities saying they had been headed to Malaysia as part of a trafficking network.
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Int’l trafficking gang member held in Dhaka

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrests a member of an international human trafficking and abduction gang and recovered Tk 3 lakh from him at Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.
2 February 2016, 11:25 AM

All bodies must work together

Illegal migration and human trafficking cannot be checked until the government, private sector and stakeholders work together, observed discussants at a consultation in the capital yesterday.
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Gang trafficking women busted in Dhaka, 11 held

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday arrested eleven alleged traffickers of women in the capital's Paltan.
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM

3 'human traffickers' held in Dhaka

Police detain three suspected members of an international human trafficking gang from different parts of the capital including Uttara, Banani and old part of Dhaka.
11 December 2015, 04:47 AM

6 ‘militants’ held while ‘preparing to kill pir’

Detectives claim to have detained six alleged militants in Dhaka yesterday when they were preparing to kill a 'pir' (spiritual leader) . The detainees are active members of newly-introduced militant organisation, Mujahid of Bangladesh, DMP Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam says.
3 December 2015, 04:59 AM

Twenty women 'rescued while being trafficked'

Police yesterday detained 20 women in Chittagong City Gate area suspecting them to be victims of human trafficking.
24 November 2015, 18:00 PM

3 trafficked boys return home

Three teenage Bangladeshi boys, who were trafficked to India at different times, returned home yesterday.
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Two arrested with bomb making materials

Law enforcers arrested two people and seized materials for making chocolate bombs from their possession from Silam bypass point on
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Four sent to jail for writing answers outside centre

Four people were jailed and two others fined for preparing answer sheets outside Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination centre at
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Human traffickers find new route for victims from Bangladesh

When Mamun-ur-Rashid landed in Istanbul in an early May afternoon, he thought his dream of a better life in Europe was just steps away. "My heart thudded for a minute there," he says.
6 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Eight human traffickers held in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion arrested eight alleged human traffickers with more than 2,000 fake visas and a number of visa processing equipment in the capital from Sunday night to early yesterday.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Three 'human traffickers' held with fake passports, visas

Rapid Action Battalion arrested three alleged members of a human trafficking gang with fake passports and visas in the capital yesterday.
10 September 2015, 20:17 PM

Boy rescued from trafficking, two held

Rab members rescued a five-year-old boy who was being trafficked to India by a boat on the Teesta in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari
14 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka reiterates zero tolerance to human trafficking

Expressing concern over the humanitarian crisis emanating from the irregular movement of people in the Indian Ocean and other parts of
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Impunity encouraging human trafficking

The culture of impunity is creating space for the human traffickers to continue their operation, sending many to their deaths and putting
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM