BGB on highest alert along border to prevent leather smuggling and illegal trafficking
BGB on highest alert along border to prevent leather smuggling and illegal trafficking

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken strict measures in the Jessore and Khulna border areas to prevent smuggling, push-ins, and illegal trafficking of sacrificial animal hides ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The force has intensified patrols and surveillance to curb any form of crime along the border...

Seven air trafficking routes identified, Cambodia, Laos new hubs
Seven air trafficking routes identified, Cambodia, Laos new hubs

Young people from Bangladesh are being trafficked abroad under the guise of tourist, student, and employment visas, with destinations spanning Europe, the Americas, Australia, Russia, and Southeast Asia. Authorities say seven major international routes are being used, while Cambodia and Laos have...

Planned measures needed to curb human trafficking
Planned measures needed to curb human trafficking

Speaking to reporters on 29 March, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam described as tragic and unacceptable the recent deaths of at least 18 Bangladeshis who perished while attempting to reach Greece from Libya via an irregular and perilous sea route. She assured that exemplary...