The 18-year old alleged, on returning home, that her employer in the Gulf kingdom had “sold” her for 22,000 riyals after the torture. Sumi said Nurul had inspired her to go abroad and she was lured with the promise of a good job and salary. Ruposhi Bangla Overseas was the agency that recruited her in Saudi Arabia and she travelled to the country on May 30. Sumi told reporters that her employer in Saudi Arabia used to beat her up and torture her in different ways. “When I fell very ill, the owner of the house in Riyadh sold me to another person in Najran near the border with Yemen for 22,000 riyals.

Source: bd News24 November 15, 2019 21:33 UTC