human trafficking

US human trafficking report: Bangladesh stuck in Tier 2 for 6yrs

Bangladesh has retained its position on Tier 2 of the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for the sixth year in a row.

66 rescued in joint Coast Guard-Navy operation in Teknaf

Victims, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, were awaiting sea passage to Malaysia

Pakistan's 'fake' football team deported from Japan

Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has cracked down on a major human trafficking racket, arresting 22 men who posed as professional footballers to illegally enter Japan on forged documents.

Human trafficking charges: CID clears ex-minister, secy after KL’s request

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has cleared the former expatriates’ welfare minister, its former secretary, several MPs and a syndicate of 101 recruiting agencies of charges of human trafficking and money laundering.

Protect our migrants from forced participation in a foreign war

News of men trafficked to Russia to serve as soldiers raises alarm

Trafficked, forced to fight, killed in a foreign war

Dhaka-based agency Dream Home Travel allegedly trafficked around 20 Bangladeshis to Russia during the last two years

The plight of migrant workers stranded in Russo-Ukrainian war zone 

Rahmat Ali, trafficked to Russia, feared death; Kabir killed in a drone strike.

Penniless, scarred for life after perilous passage

Mostakim Sarkar fell victim to traffickers who held him hostage in Libya and left him adrift in the Mediterranean

Why are migrants taking dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean?

Prevent exploitation by traffickers, create economic opportunities at home

February 28, 2025
February 28, 2025

The plight of migrant workers stranded in Russo-Ukrainian war zone 

Rahmat Ali, trafficked to Russia, feared death; Kabir killed in a drone strike.

February 22, 2025
February 22, 2025

Penniless, scarred for life after perilous passage

Mostakim Sarkar fell victim to traffickers who held him hostage in Libya and left him adrift in the Mediterranean

February 4, 2025
February 4, 2025

Why are migrants taking dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean?

Prevent exploitation by traffickers, create economic opportunities at home

December 7, 2024
December 7, 2024

An escape from ‘hell’

What began as a promising opportunity towards a better life turned into a harrowing ordeal for Junaeid Hossain Parbez Ariyan, 25, of Narsingdi’s Belabo.

June 28, 2024
June 28, 2024

Alarming trade of Indigenous women

We need to address the root cause of trafficking

June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024

Bangladeshi women being sold in China

Fooled by a gang, a widow in Chuadanga got her daughter married to a Chinese national named Cui Po Wei on July 1 last year, hoping that she would rise out of poverty.

May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024

Europe's most wanted migrant-smuggler 'The Scorpion' arrested

"Scorpion", whose real name is Barzan Majeed, was arrested in the city of Sulaimaniyah at Interpol's request, said security forces spokesperson Salam Abdel Khaleq to AFP.

May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024

Game: A house where trafficking victims are kept before journey to Europe

The name of the route is "Game". It may sound like a video game. However, it's the name of a house where trafficking victims are gathered before starting a boat journey in the Mediterranean Sea

May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024

Will our migrants continue to drown?

Government must put a stop to trafficking before more tragedies take place

March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024

Why are so many seeking asylum in Europe?

Economic, political failures major drivers behind the surge