10 rescued while being trafficked to India
Monday, 24 November 2014
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel rescued 10 people, including two women and a child, while they were being trafficked to India through a Benapole border point in Jessore on Sunday night. The rescued hail from different districts, including Madaripur, Naogaon, Sherpur, Rajbari, Pirojpur, Shariatpur, Noakhali, Narail and Jessore. BGB Battalion-3 commanding officer Lt Col Rahim said being tipped off, a BGB team raided Putkhali border point at Benapole union and rescued the 10 while they were being trafficked to India. Sensing the presence of the border force, the human traffickers fled the scene, according to a news agency.