The nation established seven tribunals nationwide in March to deal with thousands of trafficking cases - some of which have been pending for years - and improve its low conviction rate. This is due to the absence of specialist anti-trafficking courts until this year, and a lack of guidance on evidence collection for police in cross-border cases, activists said. The Dhaka tribunal's public prosecutor, who represented the trafficked child's mother Golapy Akter, said the case was heard in six working days - marking a relatively quick turnaround. "It's true that there are trafficking cases which are difficult to win," Haque said. Yet high recruitment fees charged by unofficial brokers fuels abuses and trafficking, activists say.

Source: bd News24 November 24, 2020 15:33 UTC