d Thailand authority has informed Bangladesh consulate there that the actual number of Bangladeshi nationals was 118, some 12 less than the BBC report mentioned 130 immediately. “They were victims of human trafficking linked to Malaysia. They were rescued from a forest near Phuket in two phases,” the foreign minister told a press conference at the ministry. He said rescuers have found some 53 intruders, including 38 Bangladeshi and 15 Myanmar nationals, in first phase while the second phase drive found 81 intruders, 80 of them were Bangladeshi nationals. Mahmood said the government of Thailand also claimed that a total of 740 Bangladeshi nationals intruded into the country in recent times. Quoting Thai authority, the minister said Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals are being trafficked to Malaysia through Thailand. “Some of them rarely could reach their destinations through sea and forests while ill-fated ones couldn’t,” he said. According to a BBC report run on Saturday, rescued men were promised well-paid jobs before being drugged, bound and kidnapped. Another report by BBC Bangla said the Thai government is trying to put the rescued Bangladesh nationals into the jail as ‘illegal immigrants’. The Thai government says they are trying to fight the slave trade, but have been accused of ‘dragging their heels’ on the issue. “We are maintaining round-the-clock correspondence with Thai authorities,” Mahmood said. The foreign ministry arranged the press conference to brief media about the achievements from the just-concluded Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined along with an official delegation. Mahmood said the prime minister spoke on various issues, including poverty alleviation, social development, trade-economic state, climate change impacts and fighting terrorism, before the heads of governments at the summit. “We are hopeful of very positive outcome from attending the ASEM in the days to come,” he said. Foreign ministry secretary (bi-lateral, training and consular) Mostafa Kamal, director general (America-Europe) Muhammed Mahfuzur Rahman and director general (External Publicity) Noor-E Helal Saifur Rahman, among others, were present.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Efforts on to take care of Bangladeshis rescued in Thailand: Mahmood:Daily Sun
d Thailand authority has informed Bangladesh consulate there that the actual number of Bangladeshi nationals was 118, some 12 less than the BBC report mentioned 130 immediately. “They were victims of human trafficking linked to Malaysia. They were rescued from a forest near Phuket in two phases,” the foreign minister told a press conference at the ministry. He said rescuers have found some 53 intruders, including 38 Bangladeshi and 15 Myanmar nationals, in first phase while the second phase drive found 81 intruders, 80 of them were Bangladeshi nationals. Mahmood said the government of Thailand also claimed that a total of 740 Bangladeshi nationals intruded into the country in recent times. Quoting Thai authority, the minister said Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals are being trafficked to Malaysia through Thailand. “Some of them rarely could reach their destinations through sea and forests while ill-fated ones couldn’t,” he said. According to a BBC report run on Saturday, rescued men were promised well-paid jobs before being drugged, bound and kidnapped. Another report by BBC Bangla said the Thai government is trying to put the rescued Bangladesh nationals into the jail as ‘illegal immigrants’. The Thai government says they are trying to fight the slave trade, but have been accused of ‘dragging their heels’ on the issue. “We are maintaining round-the-clock correspondence with Thai authorities,” Mahmood said. The foreign ministry arranged the press conference to brief media about the achievements from the just-concluded Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined along with an official delegation. Mahmood said the prime minister spoke on various issues, including poverty alleviation, social development, trade-economic state, climate change impacts and fighting terrorism, before the heads of governments at the summit. “We are hopeful of very positive outcome from attending the ASEM in the days to come,” he said. Foreign ministry secretary (bi-lateral, training and consular) Mostafa Kamal, director general (America-Europe) Muhammed Mahfuzur Rahman and director general (External Publicity) Noor-E Helal Saifur Rahman, among others, were present.
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