Five Bangladeshi migrant workers rescued by Iranian police from the clutches of traffickers were repatriated from Iran yesterday.
The five, Abed, Rubel, Mostak, Nazmul and Jabed, reached Hazrat Shahajalal International Airport at 6:30 am, Assistant Director of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training Zahidul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune.
Rights Jessore, a non-governmental organisation, brought them back home with the assistance of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Iran.
So far, 95 Bangladeshi trafficking victims have been repatriated from Iran since January.
Executive Director of Rights Jessore Binoy Kirishna said the five trafficking victims used to work as migrant workers in Dubai. They then fell into the trap of an unscrupulous section of Bangladeshi people, who had promised to take them to European countries, including Greece.
On the way, they ended up confined in Iran and their relatives were made to pay for their freedom.
