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Don’t buy brides in Bangladesh, Chinese embassy warns as trafficking surges

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China's embassy in Bangladesh warned its citizens against using illegal matchmaking services to find brides, stating that such actions could lead to arrest on suspicion of human trafficking. Under Bangladeshi law, human trafficking carries a minimum seven-year prison sentence and a fine. The warning comes amid reports of a surge in trafficking for brides, highlighting efforts to combat human trafficking and protect citizens.

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Human trafficking conviction: min 7 years prison + fine

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China's embassy in Bangladesh warned its citizens against using illegal matchmaking services to find brides.

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China's embassy in Bangladesh warned its citizens against using illegal matchmaking services to find brides.

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  • Human trafficking conviction: min 7 years prison + fine
  • Warning is a legal advisory from embassy

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China’s embassy in Bangladesh has joined a number of Chinese diplomatic missions warning the country’s citizens about using illegal matchmaking services to find brides. Anyone who goes to the South Asian country to find a wife using brokers or agencies might face arrest on suspicion of human trafficking, the embassy said in a social media post on Tuesday.

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China's embassy in Bangladesh warned its citizens against using illegal matchmaking services to find brides.

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Under Bangladeshi law, a human trafficking conviction carries a minimum prison sentence of seven years and a fine of at least 500,000 taka.

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