Chinese family visas for Bangladeshi women surge nearly 50‑fold in 3 years

From just 35 in 2022 to 1,721 in 2025 2 MIN(s) Mohammad Jamil Khan At least 4,226 Bangladeshi women travelled to China on family visas between 2020 and 2025, with the annual number rising from 35 in 2022 to 1,721 in 2025.The disclosure comes amid growing concern over women being trafficked to China through sham marriages, while officials said a proposed standard operating procedure to tighten scrutiny of marriages involving foreign nationals is now being vetted by the law ministry.The figures were disclosed at a workshop on the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2026, organised by Justice and Care Bangladesh with the support of the British High Commission, at a Dhaka hotel today.Data presented at the workshop showed 69 women travelled to China on