You are a young person living in Bangladesh who wants to further your studies and get a job. Would you make the right choices to earn a college degree, or end up like thousands of "student trafficking" victims before you?
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You're on a plane from Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur. As the plane takes off, you recall the conversation with the education agent.
"Hossein", he tells you, "you can work and continue your education in a good college in Malaysia." That was a few months ago. Your family took a loan of USD3,600 for the student visa application and the first year's tuition fee.
"Hossein", he tells you, "you can work and continue your education in a good college in Malaysia." That was a few months ago. Your family took a loan of USD3,600 for the student visa application and the first year's tuition fee.
You bid your parents goodbye, and promise to finish your studies so you can find a job and provide for the family.
An agent picks you up from the airport, and he keeps your passport for "safekeeping". In the car, you look out the window and see a large sign: Welcome to Kuala Lumpur.
An agent picks you up from the airport, and he keeps your passport for "safekeeping". In the car, you look out the window and see a large sign: Welcome to Kuala Lumpur.
You choose to continue your studies. After all, you've promised your parents to come back with a college degree. During your free time, you hang out with your friends. There is a large Bangladeshi community who frequent the streets of Bukit Bintang, so that is where you usually eat and shop.
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You decide to supplement your studies with a part-time job. After a few weeks, you manage to find a job in a restaurant that pays a minimal salary.
You hear rumours of fellow students being detained in immigration for working illegally, but you put it out of your mind. After all, lodging and food is expensive, and classes are infrequent.
You hear rumours of fellow students being detained in immigration for working illegally, but you put it out of your mind. After all, lodging and food is expensive, and classes are infrequent.
During your free time, you hang out with your friends. There is a large Bangladeshi community who frequent the streets of Bukit Bintang, so that is where you usually eat and shop.
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You decide you want to get a proper education, so you apply to another college in Malaysia. However, the Immigration Department rejects your application, claiming that they cannot find proof of your studies. You are stuck, as your student visa is expiring soon. You call your parents, who bid you to return home.
You have come this far, and don't want to return home without a college degree, so you send in an appeal. A few months later, your student visa expires and you are told to return to Bangladesh or stay in Malaysia illegally.
You buy a flight ticket and return to Bangladesh, where you are informed that your appeal is rejected. It will cost you more time and money to send in another appeal, and you are ready to give up. What do you do?
You choose to go back, even if it means you will be fined for overstaying your visa and pay for your flight home.
Your parents welcome you home with open arms, but you have to continue working to repay your debts, which stand at .
Your parents welcome you home with open arms, but you have to continue working to repay your debts, which stand at .
