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94,000 Yaba tablets seized in Cox's Bazar, 35 held

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized 94,000 Yaba tablets in Cox's Bazar early yesterday and on Saturday
10 May 2015

Man killed by cousin over family feud

A man was allegedly killed by his cousin over family feud at Tarati Purbopara village in Muktagachha upazila of the district Saturday
10 May 2015

Charges pressed against 5 Kishoreganj 'Razakars'

The prosecution yesterday pressed seven charges over the involvement of five Kishoreganj “Razakars” in crimes, including mass
10 May 2015

10pc tax slapped on rice import

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the government has decided to impose 10 percent tax on rice import.
10 May 2015

Bombay chilli cultivation brings good profit

A good number of farmers in Patuakhali, Barguna and Jhalakathi districts are engaged in commercial cultivation of Bombay chilli on
9 May 2015

Business just safe for Trafficking kingpins

With people desperate to go abroad in search of a better future, corrupt law enforcers and money mongers with political influence in the coastal areas are in league with the agents of ruthless trafficking gangs.
9 May 2015

Can it be stopped?

Ample opportunity for jobs abroad, development of skilled manpower, appropriate wage hike at home, and implementation of the
9 May 2015

Voyage of horror

Death, hunger and torture were all part of Bangladesh's Mohammad Rashid's arduous sea journey from Teknaf to Malaysia.
9 May 2015

123 Bangladeshis rescued in Thailand

At least 123 Bangladeshi jobseekers and 26 Myanmar nationals were rescued in the last two days from Khao Kaew mountain areas
9 May 2015

Law drafted for SC judge removal route

The law ministry has prepared the draft of a law, determining specific rules for removal of Supreme Court judges on grounds of
9 May 2015

Australia commits to tackle 'vile trade'

Australia yesterday agreed to join a multilateral summit hosted by Thailand that aims at tackling the issue of undocumented
9 May 2015

3 listed human traffickers killed in ‘shootout’ with cops in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh

Three alleged human traffickers were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early yesterday.
8 May 2015

Malaysia too has ‘slave camps’ of migrants

After the discovery of “death camps” in southern Thailand, reports are now trickling in that there may be similar slave camps housing illegal immigrants on the Malaysian side of the border.
8 May 2015

Municipal mayor held in Thailand

Thai police have arrested the mayor of Padang Besar in Songkhla province over his alleged involvement in human trafficking and
8 May 2015

Myanmar hails Thai PM’s move to fight slave trade

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expects three-nation talks with Myanmar and Malaysia to take place this month in a bid to stamp out the region's thriving human-trafficking trade.
8 May 2015

As legally restricted, desperate jobseekers take dangerous sea route to Malaysia from Bangladesh

As legal channels for labour migration from Bangladesh have shrunk due to malpractices in the arrangements by both private agencies and the government, desperate jobseekers take dangerous sea route to Malaysia.
8 May 2015

25,000 Bangladeshis, Rohingyas trafficked through Bay of Bengal in 3 months: UNHCR

Around 25,000 Rohingyas and Bangladeshis boarded smugglers' boats from the Bay of Bengal between January and March this year, almost doubling the number over the same period in 2014, says a UNHCR periodic report released yesterday.
8 May 2015

Bangladesh envoy visits Thai mass grave

Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand, Saida Muna Tasneem visits the first mass grave of human trafficking victims in Southern Thailand.
8 May 2015

Storm kills 2, damages 300 houses in Sunamganj

Nor'wester coupled with hail and rain lashed Dirai, Tahirpur and Sadar upazilas in Sunamganj district yesterday morning, leaving two
7 May 2015

30 more graves of suspected migrants found in Thailand

Another 30 graves suspected to be those of Rohingya migrants were found yesterday in an abandoned Muslim graveyard in Songkhla's Hat Yai district in Thailand.
7 May 2015