Op-Ed

What Still Needs to Happen to Win the Fight Against Human Trafficking

In late 2019, we learned of the harrowing plight of Suma Akter, a Bangladeshi woman in Saudi Arabia who secretly recorded and shared on social media her story of abuse and exploitation abroad.

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Reports, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, AmbRichmond, Bangladesh, Human Trafficking, Op-Ed, TIP Report, Trafficking in Person, U.S. & BD, United States

Op-Ed on TB Day by Ambassador Earl R. Miller

Nine year old Sabbir was ill. For several weeks he complained of chest pain and had a bad cough, sometimes coughing blood. His parents took him to a pharmacy where he was misdiagnosed and given ineffective medication. When his symptoms did not go away, Sabbir went to a doctor who fortunately recognized the symptoms of ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, ENDTB, Op-Ed, USAID

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