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Bangladesh tightens border vigilance to fight human trafficking

Xinhua, May 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Bangladeshi government will establish more Border Operational Post or BOP of paramilitary border guards in southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts areas to fight the growing cases of human trafficking.

Bangladesh State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Tuesday made the announcement at a press conference.

"We've decided to strengthen our efforts to better combat the problem of human trafficking by establishing more BOP of Border Guard of Bangladesh in around 250 km border line in Chittagong Hill Tracts that has not been well protected," Jamal said.

The three Bangladesh hill districts are bordering India to the north and north-east while bordering Myanmar to the east.

"Hope the growing human trafficking problems could be stemmed with setting up of more BOP in the region where we could not set up BOP previously because these areas are remote."

The minister claimed that most of the illegal migrants bound for Malaysia and Indonesia are Rohingyas, not Bangladeshis.

Their identities can be ascertained by their physical appearance, clothes and language, he said.

A high-level meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair Tuesday approved a nearly 5 billion taka project to strengthen entire functioning of the coast guards. ( 1 U.S. dollar equals 78 taka) Endi