Tag: Rohingya human trafficking

DHAKA, Bangladesh Twenty-three Rohingya refugees girls aged between 15 and 22, have been rescued from being trafficked to Malaysia in the capital Dhaka in Bangladesh, a police official said. Police also detained four traffickers as well as seized dozens of Bangladeshi passports from the smugglers, Mazedul Islam told the local daily Prothom Alo. Islam said the traffickers have brought the refugees to Dhaka from Cox's Bazar and kept them confined at a house. Rohingya, described by the UN as the world's most persecuted people, have faced heightened fears of attack since dozens were...