Human Trafficking Paradigm in Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis

This paper mostly emphases on the scenario of contemporary circumstances and incidents of human trafficking in Bangladesh as human trafficking is a severe issue that occurs worldwide. Almost every nation in the world has been affected by this awful crime. Peoples rights are violated when they are taken hostage and coerced into making corruption. Indeed, Humans, like products, are purchased, sold, and exchanged. Most importantly, human trafficking has increasingly become a major concern and its inception dates back to the prehistoric era. Trafficking is caused by numerous vulnerability factors worldwide. Furthermore, numerous socioeconomic issues are brought about by human trading. Crucially, it endangers both national and international security and presents a serious threat to the person. Many nations place a high premium on combating human trafficking. In Bangladesh, it has become a developing trend. Finally, in this paper, the researchers endeavored to investigate the major and fundamental causes of human trafficking and compromising human security. Aside from that, it confers even how the COVID pandemic has impacted human trafficking providing certain policy recommendations too for dealing with the problem in a democratic and developing state like Bangladesh.