Sylhet, April 28 -- Police arrested a couple on charge of trafficking two teenage girls from Sylhet to Cox's Bazar and forcing them into illegal profession early Monday.

Earlier on Sunday night, the victims' mother filed a case against them with Shahporan police.

The arrestees are Shahnaz and her husband Murad Ahmed Raju, hailing from Tikerpara area of Pirer Bazar of Sylhet city.

According to police, the couple lured the teenagers on the pretext of giving garment factory jobs in Dhaka. Rather they were sent to Cox's Bazar, where their (arrestees) son Iman Hossain and daughter Pinky alias Brishti confined them in two hotels for 15 days and forced them allegedly into prostitution.

The victims returned to Sylhet after falling ill and sha...