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Marriage fraud warning for Chinese citizens in Bangladesh
The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka has issued a stern warning to Chinese citizens living in or visiting Bangladesh against using illegal matchmaking services or brokers to arrange marriages.
In a social media post on Tuesday (July 14), the embassy said individuals travelling to Bangladesh through brokers or agencies to find wives could face arrest on allegations of human trafficking, according to the South China Morning Post.
Under Bangladeshi law, those convicted of human trafficking can face a minimum of seven years' imprisonment and a fine of at least Tk 500,000. Depending on the severity of the crime, the punishment may extend to life imprisonment or even the death penalty. Less serious trafficking-related offences or involvement in such activities carry three to seven years' imprisonment and a fine of up to Tk 20,000.
The Chinese Embassy said international marriage fraud involving Chinese nationals has increased at an alarming rate. It stressed that cross-border marriages must be based on mutual consent and genuine affection, warning that practices such as "buying brides" often lead to financial exploitation and physical risks.
The Chinese government has intensified efforts to protect its citizens from marriage-related fraud and prevent them from losing large sums of money. Similar warnings have previously been issued by Chinese embassies in Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Pakistan and Nepal.
China has also increased domestic measures against such crimes. According to China's Supreme People's Procuratorate, 1,544 people involved in human trafficking and fraudulent matchmaking cases were arrested between January 2024 and March 2025.
Reports on the nature of such frauds suggest that in many cases Chinese men pay large sums of money in hopes of finding wives but later discover that the foreign brides have disappeared. In some cases, women have also been abducted and forced into marriages with Chinese men.
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