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Bangladesh arrests six more people for human trafficking, killings in Libya

<span style="color: #222222;">Police in Bangladesh arrested six more people on charges of human smuggling and killing of 26 Bangladeshi migrant workers in Libya on May 28.<br />''<br />''Briefing media in Dhaka on Monday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) spokesperson said that the victims killed in Libya were trafficked through India, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt.<br />''<br />''On reaching Libya, they were subjected to torture at various camps run by the human traffickers.<br />''<br />''The traffickers recorded the torture and sent it to their relatives in Bangladesh asking them to pay ransom.<br />''<br />''Earlier also, police had arrested several suspected human smugglers from Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''Till now at least 19 people have been arrested in connection with the case related to the killing of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''It is suspected that a powerful gang of human traffickers is active in Bangladesh which lures people to various destinations abroad. Libya is one of the favourite destinations for the human smugglers.<br />''<br />''In the meanwhile, a Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam is reported to be arrested in Kuwait on Saturday on charges of human trafficking and money laundering.<br />''<br />''Mohammad Shahid Islam is an independent MP from Bangladesh who runs several business in Kuwait.</span><br />

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