Over the capsize of a boat on the Mediterranean which saw 37 Bangladeshis perish, Rapid Action Battalion, RAB, arrested two brokers dealing in illegal migration, Akkas Matabar and owner of Sylhet based Yaha Overseas, Enamul Huq Talukdar and Brahmanbaria based Abdur Razzak Bhuiyan.
But another person from Biswanathpur, Sylhet, Rafiqul Islam, was not arrested since he absconded with his family.
Rafiq’s son Parvez lives in Libya and also abetted his father in this unscrupulous trade.
In Libya, Parvez lives in a rented house where other Bangladeshis on their way to Europe are usually kept.
Parvez’s sister is also involved in the trade and her account is used for transaction of money taken from people wanting to enter Europe.
Saidul Islam, a victim of human trafficking, who was fortunate to come back, says: “I met broker Rafiq over phone and he talked about sending people to Italy through his son Parvez, living in Libya.”
Saidul ended up paying Tk. 850,000.
Investigating officer of the case, Assistant Superintendent Saiful Islam, says, “Efforts are underway to apprehend Rafiq; Parvez is in Italy and his sister is also involved in this depraved operation; we are trying to apprehend them.”
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