As many as 24 Bangladeshi women, who remained captive illegally by a Saudi recruiting agency, have recently been rescued in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) at the initiative of the Bangladeshi embassy.
With the help of Saudi law enforcers, the women were rescued from Arar city, 1,100 kilometre (km) away from the Saudi capital city Riyadh, said press release on Tuesay.
Tipped-off, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary asked the Labour Welfare Wing of the embassy to take necessary steps promptly in this regard.
He also ordered them to be sent back to Bangladesh as soon as possible.
A Saudi recruiting agency named 'Maqtab Taowasul Alsari' took the women there illegally through a Bangladesh recruiting agency named 'Messrs S. Anwar overseas' and held them captive instead of sending them to the workplaces of Saudi employers.
Later, all the connections between the women from their native homes were disconnected. Even, if any woman fell sick due to insufficient food and safe water, they were not provided treatment.
The concerned Saudi agency also obstructed the officials of the embassy while they wanted to visit the spot and inspect the condition of the women.
Currently, the 24 women are undergoing treatment at the Saudi Female Deportation Centre.
The Saudi recruiting agency was shut down after filing a case.
