3 dead after Rohingya refugee boat sinks off Bangladesh


Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard beside Rohingya refugees rescued from the sea after a boat sank off the Bangladesh coast in Teknaf today. – AFP pic, October 4, 2022.

AT least three people drowned and nearly 20 others were missing off the Bangladesh coast after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank in rough weather today, authorities said.

Dire conditions in Bangladesh’s refugee camps prompt hundreds each year to pay smugglers for passage out of the country.


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