CID arrests another for “torturing and demanding ransom” from Bangladeshis hoping to migrate to Europe via the sea
June 18, 2026
Senior Correspondent
bdnews24.com
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has arrested a Sunamganj resident over the deaths of 18 Bangladeshi youths who were caught in a migrant boat capsize while illegally crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
Mohammad Mikail Islam, 52, is a member of an “organised human trafficking gang”. He was arrested in Sylhet on Monday afternoon, the CID said on Wednesday.
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