A number of human traffickers involved directly or indirectly in the killings of 26 Bangladeshi fortune seekers in Libya are still at large at home and abroad though more than a year has elapsed since the tragic incident. Besides, many traffickers, who were arrested in Bangladesh after the
Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 15 Jan 2021 04:41 PM BdST
Updated: 15 Jan 2021 04:58 PM BdST
Bangladeshi and Italian police have arrested two fugitives with alleged ties to human trafficking and the killing of migrants in Libya. );
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Shahadat Hossain, 29, was arrested at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said Police Deputy Commissioner Md Shahidullah on Friday.
Meanwhile, 38-year-old Jafor Ekbal, a native of Kishoreganj, was detained by the Italian police. Italy informed Bangladesh about the arrest earlier this month.
The two traffickers were part of a gang of six named in the Interpol’s red notice.
A separate case was filed against Shahadat on charges of trafficking a woman to India, Deputy Commissioner Shahidullah told bdnews24.com. The arrest was made a few days earlier.