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Sunday, 19 May 2013

48 rescued while being trafficked to Malaysia

Reported by: UNB Connect
Reported on: July 08, 2012 12:40 PM
Reported in: National

News - 48 rescued while being trafficked to Malaysia

Chittagong, July 8 (UNB)-Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel rescued 48 people from Kadamtali area in the city early Sunday while they were being trafficked to Malaysia, and arrested two members of the trafficking gang.

RAB sources said acting on a tip-off, they conducted raids on four residential hotels from 2:30 am and arrested the two traffickers who were planning to leave for Malaysia by a boat with the gullible people.

The arrestees are- Jahirul, 39, and his uncle Suruzzaman, 43, of Sirajganj district.

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