Twelve men arrested in Bangladesh in connection with Rohingya trafficking
The traffickers are involved in sending people to Malaysia and the Middle East, a spokesperson for the police says
19 July 2019 - 17:57
Dhaka — Bangladesh has arrested 12 men suspected of targeting Rohingya refugees for trafficking, police said on Friday, amid concern about the growing desperation of the refugees.
Two Rohingya women and a Bangladeshi child were also held in the operation by the Rapid Action Battalion, an elite force of the Bangladesh police, in the capital Dhaka late on Thursday. Police said they were being questioned...
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