According to the prayer placed by police before the court, the arrested migrant workers were involved in various criminal activities in Vietnam and were imprisoned there. However, sources said the migrant workers have been arrested under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrCP). The migrant workers earlier said that they went to Vietnam with a release letter provided by the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training. Most of these migrant workers spent between Tk4 lakh and Tk5 lakh each for jobs in Vietnam. The migrant workers then travelled from the port city Vũng Tàu to Hanoi to visit the Bangladesh High Commission there.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 01, 2020 05:59 UTC