Dhaka, July 31 -- Coordinated efforts by the government and non-government organisations (NGOs) are important to prevent human trafficking, said the speakers at a discussion in the capital on Wednesday.

They also stressed the need for building public awareness and mobilising actions against human trafficking.

They came up with the observations at the event marking the World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2025 (July 30) with the theme 'Human Trafficking is Organised Crime - End the Exploitation' at a city hotel.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and Bangladesh United Nations Network on Migration (BDUNNM) jointly organised the event. Jashim Uddin Khan, Joint Secretary (Political-1 Branch) of Public Security Division (PSD) under MoH...