human trafficking

37 more trafficking victims return from Myanmar

Thirty-seven more Bangladeshi trafficking victims, who are rescued by Myanmar navy on May 21, returned to the country.
19 June 2015, 07:09 AM

UNHCR chief slams govt over trafficking

Chief of the UN refugee agency slams Bangladesh government’s role in curbing human trafficking.
16 June 2015, 12:27 PM

To combat human trafficking

A series of news on human trafficking across the sea route of Cox's Bazar have been getting highlighted in national and international media in recent days.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

47 trafficking victims return from Thailand

A total of 47 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Thai authorities last year from Andaman Sea, reach Dhaka.
15 June 2015, 12:03 PM

Why it’s so hard for Taiwan’s migrants to save money

Joe De La Rosa, 27, is a Filipino dreaming big in Taipei. Every day for six days a week, he wakes up at 4am, takes breakfast and then bikes to his factory.
15 June 2015, 07:19 AM

Beauty belies dark trade

The dense mangrove forest on both sides of the road to the Bang Ben bay through Laem Son National Park is indeed intriguing.
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM

18 trafficking victims return from Indonesia

Eighteen Bangladeshi fortune seekers rescued by Indonesia authorities from the Andaman Sea around three months back, returns to Dhaka from Jakarta.
12 June 2015, 15:51 PM

Myanmar to bar Rohingyas from fleeing, but won’t address their plight

Myanmar says it is determined to stop the departures of migrants fleeing religious persecution, but won't address the reasons behind their exodus.
12 June 2015, 12:04 PM

Rape–another crime of human traffickers at sea

An investigative report by this paper has unraveled the horrifying sexual abuse of Rohingya women while they make their perilous trips at sea.
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Thai army suspends top officer Manas for suspected trafficking link

Human trafficking suspect Lt General Manas Khongpaen is suspended from military service, Army Commander General Udomdej Sitabutr says.
11 June 2015, 13:02 PM

Man behind the misery of 52 families (video)

A resident of Charfashion's Uttar Mangal village in Bhola district, Broker Faruque Hossain confesses about his human trafficking crimes to the law enforcers in front of The Daily Star.
11 June 2015, 05:25 AM

Unregistered Rohingya among 150 repatriated Bangladeshis

Detectives have identified an unregistered Rohingya among the 150 Bangladeshis, who were repatriated from Myanmar on Monday after months of ordeal.
10 June 2015, 07:03 AM

Continue to facilitate humanitarian access, US urges Myanmar, Bangladesh

United States urges Bangladesh and Myanmar to continue to facilitate unrestricted humanitarian access to migrants adrift.
10 June 2015, 04:41 AM

Trafficking suspect reveals ‘police bribes’

Arrested trafficker in Myanmar accuses local police and defence volunteers of Thailand’s western Kanchanaburi province of taking bribes to facilitate his illegal trade
9 June 2015, 15:02 PM

Myanmar arrests 93 traffickers, but none from Rakhine

Myanmar police arrest more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state where persecuted Rohingya have fled in droves.
8 June 2015, 12:31 PM

‘Human trafficker’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with rivals in Cox’s Bazar

A suspected member of an international human trafficking gang is allegedly killed in a ‘gunfight’ with rivals in Alikhali Lobonmath area in Teknaf upazila.
8 June 2015, 06:38 AM

150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims return from Myanmar

A total of 150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims rescued by Myanmar navy on May 21 finally return home.
8 June 2015, 06:20 AM

4 ‘traffickers’ held in Cox’s Bazar

Police arrest four suspected human traffickers in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
7 June 2015, 12:52 PM

No escape for officials in trafficking probe: Thai PM

Thailand's junta leader says government officials involved in human trafficking would not be spared, vows to "eradicate" the industry.
5 June 2015, 14:38 PM

Majority of 700 are Bangladeshi: Myanmar

Myanmar officials says most of the 700 migrants found adrift on its waters a week ago identified themselves as Bangladeshi, after they were driven to a camp near the border.
4 June 2015, 14:03 PM