Bangladesh, Dec. 6 -- For years, Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia were viewed as symbols of hard work and sacrifice – men and women who left their homeland to support their families back home. But behind this familiar narrative, a far darker and more shocking reality has been steadily taking shape.

Although the mainstream media has yet to report on the terrifying criminal networks run by Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia, information circulating on social media reveals that Bangladeshis living there have formed abduction networks modeled after Somali pirates. In addition, some Bangladeshi expats are almost openly running illegal brothels and sex rackets inside the conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What our inve...