29 Malaysia-bound Rohingyas among 33 rescued from sea
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 33 people including 29 Rohingyas from a trawler in the Bay of Bengal in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday night.
On secret information, a team of coast guard intercepted a Malaysia-bound trawler in the sea around 8:30pm and rescued the 33 people, Lieutenant Foyejul Islam Mandal, commanding officer of Coast Guard Teknaf Station, said.
Among those, four were Bangladeshi nationals hailing from Tangail district while the Rohingya refuges were from different camps in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas, he said, reports UNB.
The coast guard members also arrested six human traffickers from the same trawler, he added.
The traffickers are identified as Abdus Shukkur, son of Mozaher Mia, his brother Abdul Gafur, Rafiqul Alam, son of Hossain, Saikat, son of Sharif, Nasir Uddin, son of Abdul Hakim Sonamia and Jewel, son of Dabirul Islam.
They were handed over to Teknaf Police Station, the coast guard official said.
