In mid-2019, a week after receiving her passport, Sinthia had her flight to Dubai. The victims claimed they were forced into prostitution in Dubai in the name of manpower export by the trafficking ring. Another victim who returned from Dubai told Dhaka Tribune: “I once asked Alamgir to give me Tk20,000 as my mother was sick. Following the arrest of Azam Khan, CID DIG Imtiaz Ahmed told the media that Azam used to send girls to Dubai on tourist visas. According to officials involved in the investigation, the victims used their passports for the first time to go to Dubai.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 12, 2020 14:48 UTC