A cross-border human trafficking syndicate is entrapping young Bangladeshi jobseekers with fraudulent promises of lucrative European employment, funneling them into underground torture cells across Libya to extort massive ransoms. Working in tandem with armed Libyan militias, the transnational network subjects victims to extreme physical violence while using domestic accomplices in Bangladesh to extract funds directly […]

Excessive screen time and unmonitored social media platforms are accelerating the decline of reading habits among the younger generation, warned Fakir Mahbub Anam, Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Delivering the keynote address at Dhaka University, the minister highlighted the growing presence of inappropriate and harmful material online, noting its detrimental impact on the […]