Publication Date:
Sun, 2005-08-07 03:00
DHAKA, 7 August 2005 — One hundred and four children, who were trafficked from Bangladesh and employed as camel jockeys, will be repatriated from the United Arab Emirates soon.
A three-member delegation left for the UAE to bring the children back, said Shadullah Khan, an assistant superintendent of police and head of the monitoring cell for combating trafficking in women and children, in Dhaka yesterday.
About 500 child jockeys were recently rescued and taken to a UAE government shelter. Sources in the Foreign Ministry said the delegation would identify Bangladeshis among the rescued children. The source said children, who had grown up, might choose to stay back, but minors would be repatriated.
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