Chittagong Bureau :
Human trafficking has become a regular phenomenon at Chittagong International Airport. More than 50 syndicates along with several agents are active for human trafficking from Bangladesh to Malaysia, Libya, European countries particularly Italy and Canada and Malaysia through the sea and air routes.
Mentionable that a Malaysian women was detained at Chittagong Airport on Sunday while trying to flee to Malaysia by fake visa. The Malaysian women identified as Nur Mostafa Sohafa (45) who was detained by airport intelligence police while roaming in the airport lounge.
Despite special measures of law enforcing agencies including Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), police and Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB), the human trafficking from Bangladesh is increasing day by day. The people of Bangladesh is taking risks of their lives to go to abroad illegally for earning money as the agents and traffickers allured them by fake assurances, sources concerned said.
Sources said, Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport is being used for human trafficking. Many Rohingya people are using Bangladeshi passports reportedly for leaving Bangladesh through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport.
Despite measures of Immigration Authority of Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport, Rapid Action Battalion, immigration police and law enforcers, many female Rohingyas went to Saudi Arabia for performing Omrah and other Gulf countries as housemates.
Sources said, on January 18, Immigration Authority of Chittagong Shah Amanat Interna-tional Airport detained a total of 14 passengers suspecting that they were being trafficked from Bangladesh for Saudi Arabia. Sources said, a total of 14 passengers were submitted their papers for immigration at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport that morning.
But, seeing the papers and behavior of the passengers, the immigration authority suspected that they are being trafficked from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. As a result, the authority detained them. Superintendent of Police (Immigration) Mohammed Shariar Alam said, “The detained 14 persons were going to Saudi Arabia for performing Omrah.
Sources said, earlier, on November 10 last year, RAB team rescued five persons who were going to Iraq illegally from Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport. The rescued victims are identified as Mohammed Tuhin Islam (26), son of Rahman Mollah of village Ananadapur in Muns-higonj, Sajib Ahamed (30), son of Shamsuddin Ahamed of village Gopalpur at Barhatta in Netrakona, Mohammed Rusel Dhali (27), son of Tafij Dhali of village Ananadapur in Munsh-igonj, Mohammed Shohag (32), son of Tafij Tanti of village Ananadapur in Muns-higonj and Mohammed Ripon (23), son of Shahidullah Bepari of village Ananadapur in Munshigonj.
Meanwhile, elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a total of 39 persons from Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport when they were waiting to go to Libya from Chittagong on October 13. Later, the RAB identified 30 brokers of human traffickers and two travel agents for human trafficking. The two travel agents are Al Mamun Travels at east Jindabazar Sylet and Shamim tours and Travels (Sylhet Branch).
Human trafficking has become a regular phenomenon at Chittagong International Airport. More than 50 syndicates along with several agents are active for human trafficking from Bangladesh to Malaysia, Libya, European countries particularly Italy and Canada and Malaysia through the sea and air routes.
Mentionable that a Malaysian women was detained at Chittagong Airport on Sunday while trying to flee to Malaysia by fake visa. The Malaysian women identified as Nur Mostafa Sohafa (45) who was detained by airport intelligence police while roaming in the airport lounge.
Despite special measures of law enforcing agencies including Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), police and Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB), the human trafficking from Bangladesh is increasing day by day. The people of Bangladesh is taking risks of their lives to go to abroad illegally for earning money as the agents and traffickers allured them by fake assurances, sources concerned said.
Sources said, Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport is being used for human trafficking. Many Rohingya people are using Bangladeshi passports reportedly for leaving Bangladesh through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport.
Despite measures of Immigration Authority of Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport, Rapid Action Battalion, immigration police and law enforcers, many female Rohingyas went to Saudi Arabia for performing Omrah and other Gulf countries as housemates.
Sources said, on January 18, Immigration Authority of Chittagong Shah Amanat Interna-tional Airport detained a total of 14 passengers suspecting that they were being trafficked from Bangladesh for Saudi Arabia. Sources said, a total of 14 passengers were submitted their papers for immigration at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport that morning.
But, seeing the papers and behavior of the passengers, the immigration authority suspected that they are being trafficked from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. As a result, the authority detained them. Superintendent of Police (Immigration) Mohammed Shariar Alam said, “The detained 14 persons were going to Saudi Arabia for performing Omrah.
Sources said, earlier, on November 10 last year, RAB team rescued five persons who were going to Iraq illegally from Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport. The rescued victims are identified as Mohammed Tuhin Islam (26), son of Rahman Mollah of village Ananadapur in Muns-higonj, Sajib Ahamed (30), son of Shamsuddin Ahamed of village Gopalpur at Barhatta in Netrakona, Mohammed Rusel Dhali (27), son of Tafij Dhali of village Ananadapur in Munsh-igonj, Mohammed Shohag (32), son of Tafij Tanti of village Ananadapur in Muns-higonj and Mohammed Ripon (23), son of Shahidullah Bepari of village Ananadapur in Munshigonj.
Meanwhile, elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a total of 39 persons from Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport when they were waiting to go to Libya from Chittagong on October 13. Later, the RAB identified 30 brokers of human traffickers and two travel agents for human trafficking. The two travel agents are Al Mamun Travels at east Jindabazar Sylet and Shamim tours and Travels (Sylhet Branch).
