Bangladesh, July 14 -- A Bangladeshi national arrested in Brazil about seven years ago on allegations of trafficking migrants from Bangladesh to the United States has now been transferred to the US to stand trial.

A US Department of Justice official said Mamun was produced before the federal court in Laredo of Texas on Monday.

According to the charges, Saifullah Al-Mamun arranged to smuggle Bangladeshis into the US via Brazil and Mexico, charging each person between Tk 3 million and Tk 3.5 million.

He was arrested in Brazil's Sao Paulo state on Oct 31, 2019, by FBI agents.

Following a lengthy legal process, Brazil handed Mamun over to the FBI on Jul 8 under an extradition agreement.

He now faces multiple human trafficking charges be...