Kaikhali Border Emerges as Major Route for Women and Child Trafficking

The Kaikhali border, located beside the Sundarbans in Satkhira, has become one of the main routes for the trafficking of women and children. Flanked by Bangladesh on one side and India on the other, this strategically significant border area has seen the rise of active trafficking rings operating at the local level. Due to its geographic features—specifically, a lack of barbed-wire fencing in certain forested areas—the border has become a preferred crossing point for traffickers. Reports of rescues during attempted trafficking operations have become increasingly common, although locals claim that the number of successful trafficking cases far outnumbers the rescues.