human trafficking
Malaysia urged to release inquiry report on mass graves, trafficked Rohingyas
Malaysia should immediately release the final report and recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the human trafficking and mass graves of Rohingya and Bangladeshis discovered in Wang Kelian, Perlis State in 2015, said Fortify Rights on Wednesday.
Bangladeshis killed in Libya: Female accused gets bail
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a woman arrested in a case filed over the trafficking of 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya in May.
Dhaka for close partnership at all levels to combat trafficking in persons
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has underscored the need to have close partnership at the local, bilateral, regional and international levels to deal with the trans-border and trans-national nature of the crime like trafficking.
"Bangladesh has a zero tolerance policy against trafficking in persons", she said while speaking at the UN High Level Virtual Event for the Observance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) on Thursday.
Cox's Bazar administration, IOM reaffirm collaboration to tackle human trafficking
Cox's Bazar district administration and IOM on Thursday reaffirmed their continued collaboration to counter human trafficking in the coastal district currently hosting over a million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.
Collective action sought to combat human trafficking
Bangladesh government, civil society actors, and private sector partners have been urged to collectively support a rights-based approach to combat human trafficking.
Kuwait confirms MP Papul not its citizen
Kuwait's Ministry of Interior on Thursday said that Bangladeshi MP Shahid Islam Papul, arrested on charges of human trafficking, visa trading, and money laundering, is not a Kuwaiti citizen.
Certain quarters trying to tarnish Bangladesh's image: MoFA
Bangladesh has said that certain quarters are purposefully doing harm to the government against the backdrop of its recent success in curbing human trafficking.
World recognises Dhaka's efforts to end human trafficking: FM
Bangladesh has vowed to end human trafficking through joint efforts saying the world has recognised Bangladesh's efforts taken so far to stop trafficking in persons.
MP's 'involvement in human trafficking, money laundering' shameful: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said that the involvement of parliament member in international crimes like human trafficking and money laundering is a disrespectful examples for the public representatives.
MP Shahid’s bank accounts in Kuwait with 5mn KD to be frozen
The Public Prosecutor of Kuwait had approached the Central Bank to freeze the bank accounts of Mohammad Shahid Islam, MP of Laxmipur-2 constituency (independent), who was held in Kuwait connection with cases related to human trafficking, residency visa trading and money laundering,
According to sources that the financial balance of the company amounts to about 5 million Kiewit dinars, including 3 million dinars as company’s capital, reports Arab Times.