Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Bangladesh's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday arrested a key member of a transnational human trafficking network responsible for luring two Bangladeshi youths with promises of high-paying jobs in Greece, only to send them to Libya, where they were tortured and held for ransom.
Mohammad Nazir, son of Mozzafar Ali of Idhanpur village under Doarabazar police station in Sunamganj, was taken into custody around 3:30 p.m. near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. CID officials said Nazir played a central role in coordinating ransom collection from Bangladesh for victims held by armed mafia groups in Libya. Two additional trafficking cases linked to him are under investigation.
According to CID Special Su...