Bangladesh approves anti-human trafficking law

By IANS,

Dhaka: The Bangladeshi cabinet Monday approved a new anti-human trafficking law which includes a provision for death penalty for traffickers.


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The approval came at the regular cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Xinhua reported.

The anti-human trafficking law will help in preventing human trafficking, which is also an international concern, said Abul Kalam Azad, the prime minister’s press secretary, after the cabinet meeting.

A trafficker can also be awarded life imprisonment with a fine of 500,000 taka (over $6,300) under the new law, he added.

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