Trafficking new form of slavery: SHUJAN

A new bondage of slavery has emerged in certain south and southeast Asian nations including Bangladesh where at least 680,900 people became chained in this modern day slavery.
A section of people in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia are involved in this heinous act. Human trafficking, hostage taking, forcible detention and murder are part of their business.  
That is point 435 percent of the total population of the country, it was stated by Dr Badiul Alam Majumder, general secretary of the Shushanar Janniya Nagorik (SHUJAN) or the citizens for good governance at a seminar in the city yesterday.
Dr Majumder has quoted the Global Slavery Index in this regard. Quoting further from the UNHCR he said, in the first three months of the 2015, some 25,000 people left the country sailing down the Bay of Bengal.
Of whom40-60 percent went through the Rakhaine state of Myanmar. Rest sailed from the Bangladesh coastal area.
Besides , between June 9-15 817 Bangladeshis and 1001 Rohingyas reached the Indonesian coast, over 700 Bangladeshis in Malaysian coast , 52 Bangladeshis and 59 Rohingyas made it to Thailand coast, the SHUJAN GS told the seminar held at the Jatiya Press Club, adding that nearly 2000 others are floating in the sea.
Majumder claimed that the people are illegally sailing down the sea because of shrinking of legal opportunities for migration, increase in the number of incapable and unskilled

workers. To correct the situation, the SHUJAN leader  noted that ‘it would not help only by punishing the traffickers but ensure the entitlement  to national wealth by the poor plugging their leakage, bringing change to the government policy and arranging to reach a portion of the national  wealth directly through a new social contract’.
At the same time creation of employment has become imperative, Majumder said, observing that unless the illegal migration is stopped it would threaten the legal migration.
Hafijuddin Khan, President of the SHUJAN,  who chaired the meeting said, a general in Thailand was brought to justice on charges of trafficking. But we have not been able to sack a constable even, he regretted.
He demanded a white paper on the situation and a debate in the parliament in this regard.
Ali Imam Majumder, member of SHUJAN executive committee noted that the number of registered Rohingyas in the country is 32,000. We have gave shelter to the stranded Pakistanis, But we must keep it our mind the excess population of ours.
In that case, Malaysia could accept the Rohingyas since they have demand for huge manpower needs. The Myanmar military government should not be blamed alone. The role of Nobel Peace Laureate Aung Suu Ky in this regard was negative,Majumder observed referring to the plight of the Rohyngas in Myanmar.
Another SHUJAN executive committee member Rezwana Hasan questioned how so many people were going out unless the Bangladeshi officials were involved in trafficking. What the people responsible for the borders and law enforcing agencies were doing that must be cleared, she said.
Demanding punishment to the people responsible in public, Rezwana Hasan said, the state must accept its failure.
Referring to the persecution of the Rohingyas columnist Syed Abul Moqsud  said, one of the worst savagery in human history was going on in Rakhaine where they were being  subjected to repression because of different religion, language and nationality.Buddhist funadamentalism, extremist religious nationalism the Rohingyas took shelter  in our country
where the government helped them as much as possible which is not the solution to the problem, he added.

 

 

 

 

Trafficking new form of slavery: SHUJAN

A new bondage of slavery has emerged in certain south and southeast Asian nations including Bangladesh where at least 680,900 people became chained in this modern day slavery. A section of people in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia are involved in this heinous act. Human trafficking, hostage taking, forcible detention and murder are part of their business. That is point 435 percent of the total population of the country, it was stated by Dr Badiul Alam Majumder, general secretary of the Shushanar Janniya Nagorik (SHUJAN) or the citizens for good governance at a seminar in the city yesterday. Dr Majumder has quoted the Global Slavery Index in this regard. Quoting further from the UNHCR he said, in the first three months of the 2015, some 25,000 people left the country sailing down the Bay of Bengal. Of whom40-60 percent went through the Rakhaine state of Myanmar. Rest sailed from the Bangladesh coastal area. Besides , between June 9-15 817 Bangladeshis and 1001 Rohingyas reached the Indonesian coast, over 700 Bangladeshis in Malaysian coast , 52 Bangladeshis and 59 Rohingyas made it to Thailand coast, the SHUJAN GS told the seminar held at the Jatiya Press Club, adding that nearly 2000 others are floating in the sea. Majumder claimed that the people are illegally sailing down the sea because of shrinking of legal opportunities for migration, increase in the number of incapable and unskilled workers. To correct the situation, the SHUJAN leader noted that it would not help only by punishing the traffickers but ensure the entitlement to national wealth by the poor plugging their leakage, bringing change to the government policy and arranging to reach a portion of the national wealth directly through a new social contract. At the same time creation of employment has become imperative, Majumder said, observing that unless the illegal migration is stopped it would threaten the legal migration. Hafijuddin Khan, President of the SHUJAN, who chaired the meeting said, a general in Thailand was brought to justice on charges of trafficking. But we have not been able to sack a constable even, he regretted. He demanded a white paper on the situation and a debate in the parliament in this regard. Ali Imam Majumder, member of SHUJAN executive committee noted that the number of registered Rohingyas in the country is 32,000. We have gave shelter to the stranded Pakistanis, But we must keep it our mind the excess population of ours. In that case, Malaysia could accept the Rohingyas since they have demand for huge manpower needs. The Myanmar military government should not be blamed alone. The role of Nobel Peace Laureate Aung Suu Ky in this regard was negative,Majumder observed referring to the plight of the Rohyngas in Myanmar. Another SHUJAN executive committee member Rezwana Hasan questioned how so many people were going out unless the Bangladeshi officials were involved in trafficking. What the people responsible for the borders and law enforcing agencies were doing that must be cleared, she said. Demanding punishment to the people responsible in public, Rezwana Hasan said, the state must accept its failure. Referring to the persecution of the Rohingyas columnist Syed Abul Moqsud said, one of the worst savagery in human history was going on in Rakhaine where they were being subjected to repression because of different religion, language and nationality.Buddhist funadamentalism, extremist religious nationalism the Rohingyas took shelter in our country where the government helped them as much as possible which is not the solution to the problem, he added.