Lured by High Wages/20 Bangladeshis dead in Russia's war trap

Human traffickers trafficked about 30 Bangladeshis to Russia lured them of high salaries. Later, they were compelled to join in Russia-Ukraine war. 20 of those Bangladeshis have been died so far.

Special Response Battalion of Police (SRB) has arrested two of the human traffickers circle including the main culprit Mizan.

SRB said, after arriving Russia, the victims were forcibly admitted in the Russian Army. After completing training, they had been sent to the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Those Bangladeshis were sent to the danger zones of the war to identify the enemy’s positions or locations as a trap of the war.

They were sent to the front lines so that the enemy forces attack on them with drone or such other means.

Then the Russian army could identify the locations or the distance of the enemies.

SRB-10 Captain Additional DIG Mohammad Asaduzzaman revealed the information at a press conference at its media center in Karwanbazar in the capital on Wednesday (14 October).

Asaduzzaman said, they arrested the main accused of the traffickers Mizanur Rahman (55) from Nagorkanda police station’s Atail area and Abu Taher Lentu (50) from Kaligonj area of Jhenaidah district on Tuesday (13 October) night.

The SRB captain said, the accused were sent Rajan Hossain to Russian taking Tk 8 lakh and 25 thousand as migration costs.

Rajan arrived Russia on 7 May and he was compelled to join Russian army and took 21 days training.

Later, Rajan with 30 more Bangladeshis were sent to frontline of Russia-Ukraine war.

Rajan was victimized of drone attack and his waist bone was fractured. He hardly reached to hospital after four days struggles.

Later, he somehow, escaped to Bangladesh embassy and become able to return home on 23 August.

When claiming compensations, the human traffickers Mizan threaten Rajan and his family members to kill.

Later, Rajan’s father filed a case on human trafficking prevention law to Kaligonj police station of Jhenaidah.

SRB said 20 of those Bangaldeshis have died so far, 2 of those have been escaped and returned home and 2 more were injured.

The rest 6 persons are still in the battle field, the SRB captain said.