grants’. Some 130 Bangladesh nationals were rescued in the last one week. The Thai government says they are trying to fight the slave trade, but have been accused of ‘dragging their heels’ on the issue. The video uploaded by the BBC shows a group of people in a jungle are crying for their helplessness. “My heart is burning for home,” one of them was seen telling to BBC reporter Jonathan Head. Another person said they were allured of well-paid jobs but dumped in jungle. “They gave us no food …we survived by eating leaves for 10 days.” However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here is yet to make any comment over the BBC report. On October 14, two Thai men were arrested on charges of human trafficking after 53 foreign workers were found on a rubber plantation in southern Thailand. The group, who come from Bangladesh and Myanmar, also known as Burma, were discovered on Saturday. They are thought to be Rohingya Muslims, said the BBC report. If convicted, the two men face up to 10 years in jail. Police are still looking for the gang leaders. The US recently criticised Thailand for failing to combat trafficking. Over the last few months, some 270 Bangladesh nationals have been brought back home from Thailand, according to the Foreign Ministry here. It said the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok is bringing back the detained Bangladeshis, and a joint effort is on for the return of all the detained Bangladeshis from the Southeast Asian country. A good number of Bangladeshis, who were either illegally going to Malaysia in boats or intruded into Thai territory, have been in detention in Thailand, diplomatic sources said.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
130 Bangladeshis rescued from jungle in Thailand:Daily Sun
grants’. Some 130 Bangladesh nationals were rescued in the last one week. The Thai government says they are trying to fight the slave trade, but have been accused of ‘dragging their heels’ on the issue. The video uploaded by the BBC shows a group of people in a jungle are crying for their helplessness. “My heart is burning for home,” one of them was seen telling to BBC reporter Jonathan Head. Another person said they were allured of well-paid jobs but dumped in jungle. “They gave us no food …we survived by eating leaves for 10 days.” However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here is yet to make any comment over the BBC report. On October 14, two Thai men were arrested on charges of human trafficking after 53 foreign workers were found on a rubber plantation in southern Thailand. The group, who come from Bangladesh and Myanmar, also known as Burma, were discovered on Saturday. They are thought to be Rohingya Muslims, said the BBC report. If convicted, the two men face up to 10 years in jail. Police are still looking for the gang leaders. The US recently criticised Thailand for failing to combat trafficking. Over the last few months, some 270 Bangladesh nationals have been brought back home from Thailand, according to the Foreign Ministry here. It said the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok is bringing back the detained Bangladeshis, and a joint effort is on for the return of all the detained Bangladeshis from the Southeast Asian country. A good number of Bangladeshis, who were either illegally going to Malaysia in boats or intruded into Thai territory, have been in detention in Thailand, diplomatic sources said.
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