The U.S. Department of State in its recently published report, "Trafficking in Persons 2005", has praised Bangladesh for making significant efforts to combat human trafficking, official news agency BSS reported.

The report said Bangladesh showed commendable progress in all areas of anti-trafficking efforts, according to a message received here Monday.

It noted that Bangladesh established an inter-ministerial anti- trafficking committee to oversee its national efforts to combat trafficking, created a national anti-trafficking police monitoring unit with presence in all 64 districts and prosecuted an increased number of trafficking and trafficking-related corruption cases.

The country also rescued 161 boys from servitude in the fishing industry, devised and launched a multi-faceted anti-trafficking public awareness campaign, and increased its cooperation with NGOs involved in the fight against trafficking.

Source: Xinhua