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From Daily Star · () English

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  • Police in Sylhet, Bangladesh, found four missing schoolgirls from Thakurgaon at a bus terminal.
  • The girls, who left home for private tuition, told police they decided to travel without informing their families.
  • Authorities are investigating the circumstances and ensuring the girls' safety, considering past trafficking incidents.

Four schoolgirls from Thakurgaon, who had been missing since the previous day, were located by police at a bus terminal in Sylhet. The girls, all students from the same village and school, had reportedly left their homes on Tuesday morning, telling their families they were going to private tuition classes.

After receiving information from Thakurgaon police that a GD had been filed with Baliadangi Police Station, a team from our police station went to the bus terminal and found them.

โ€” AshrafuzzamanOfficer-in-Charge of Surma Police Station, detailing how the girls were located.

Upon arriving at the Kadamtali Bus Terminal in Sylhet city around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police found the girls in the waiting room. Preliminary questioning revealed that the students had decided to travel outside Thakurgaon without notifying their guardians. They had traveled to Dinajpur before boarding a bus to Sylhet.

After tracking a phone and identifying its location, we informed Sylhet police, who took prompt action and rescued the girls.

โ€” Snehasish Kumar DasAssistant Superintendent of Police in Thakurgaon, explaining the police's search efforts.

Police are conducting further interrogations to gather more details about their journey and motivations. Authorities are also reviewing the situation in light of a past incident where a girl from the same upazila was allegedly trafficked. The police aim to understand if these girls were at risk of a similar fate and to ensure their safe return and well-being.

We will investigate whether these girls were at risk of becoming victims of a similar incident.

โ€” Snehasish Kumar DasAssistant Superintendent of Police in Thakurgaon, addressing concerns about potential trafficking.
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