4 die as boat carrying Rohingyas capsizes in Bay
Rohingya refugees gather at Thaingkhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia on October 30, 2017. Photo: Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP
Four people died after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized at the Bay of Bengal early today.
Sirajul Islam, 13, and the other three deceased were among those fleeing persecution in Rakhine state of Myanmar via the boat when it capsized at Baillakhali point of Rajapalong union in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar around 6:00am, our district correspondent reports quoting Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Nikaruzzaman.
Members of police, coast guard, fire service and district administration jointly rescued 23 passengers of the boat from the area, the official added.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Among the rescued, five have been sent to Shaplapur Health Center, three to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital and two to Ukhia Upazila Health Complex.
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