Four young men from Patgram in Lalmonirhat have allegedly been sold to the Russian army by two leaders of Jamaat’s youth wing and the party’s municipal chief. Families of the victims have filed four human trafficking cases at Patgram Police Station. The victims’ relatives said the accused took 950,000 taka per person, promising high-paying garment jobs, and sent them to Russia through an agency named RS International in Dhaka’s Uttara area.

According to the families, the four men—Nazmul Haque Sourav, Mehedi Hasan, Al Amin, and Abdullah Al Mamun—last contacted them via video call from Moscow airport on May 8. Later, Russian soldiers allegedly took their passports, visas, and phones, revealing they had been sold to the army. The victims later sent distress messages pleading for rescue. Following the allegations, two accused leaders were removed from their organizational posts.

Police confirmed that four trafficking cases have been filed and said efforts are underway to arrest the suspects. Jamaat officials stated the incident was personal and not linked to the organization.