The three-day Regional Workshop on OSINT and Digital Evidence for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) Investigations was held from 27 to 29 October 2026 at Police Staff College Bangladesh, Mirpur, Dhaka. It was jointly organized by UNODC, the EU and Police Staff College Bangladesh, with technical support from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Officers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka took part. The workshop aimed to strengthen the practical capacity of law enforcement officers to collect, verify, preserve and use open-source and digital information in TIP and SOM investigations. It was coordinated by Mr. Md. Elin Chowdhury, Deputy Director (Overseas Programme).
Inaugural Ceremony (27 October)
Mr. Md. Mustafa Kamal, BPM (Sheba), Additional IGP and Chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation, Ms. Laura Cartanya Llach, Head of Section, Human Capital, Migration and Civil Society, EU, Mr. Tareq Lafta Salman Omairi, Associate Analyst, ICC, and Mr. Muhammad Mahdy Hasan, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, UNODC Regional Office for South Asia, attended. Mr. Kazi Md. Fazlul Karim, BPM (Sheba), Rector (Additional IGP), Police Staff College Bangladesh, presided over the ceremony.
Closing Ceremony (29 October)
Mr. Kazi Md. Fazlul Karim, BPM (Sheba), Rector (Additional IGP), Police Staff College Bangladesh, attended as Chief Guest. Dr. Md. Akkas Uddin Bhuiyan, Vice Rector, Police Staff College Bangladesh, and Mr. Yvan Cuypers and Mr. Tareq Lafta Salman Omairi of the ICC were also present. Certificates were distributed to the participants by the Chief Guest and the Chairperson.