NCW, BSF join hands against trafficking of Bangla women

The National Commission For Women (NCW), with a little help from the BSF, is planning a campaign to check trafficking of Bangladeshi women i...

The National Commission For Women (NCW), with a little help from the BSF, is planning a campaign to check trafficking of Bangladeshi women into India.

‘‘The unusual characteristics of the Indo-Bangladesh border have been exploited by criminals and organised gangs of touts who have established a well-orchestrated machinery for trafficking of Bangladeshi women into India,’’ Poornima Advani, NCW Chairperson, told The Indian Express.

A two-day conference will begin tomorrow in Kolkata which will be attended by BSF chief Ajai Raj Sharma, BSF commanders, NCW chief Poornima Advani, a host of NGOs involved in checking women’s trafficking and representatives of the governments of West Bengal and Assam.

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The meeting would focus on: • Unravelling the modus operandi of the traffickers. • Coordinating activities of various agencies to prevent the crime. • Taking firm action against perpetrators. • Launching awareness campaigns in border areas of India and Bangladesh. • Setting up a system to enable quick deportation of victims. • Sensitising police and BSF personnel.

However, BSF authorities admitted that though they were ready to lend a helping hand to prevent the exploitation of Bangladeshi women, they could be of little help.

‘‘The trafficking of women is mainly due to economic reasons,’’ said a senior official.

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