6 bodies found as Rohingya boat sinks in the Naf

Dhaka, Sep 13 (UNB)- Bodies of six Rohingyas, including four children, who tried to enter Bangladesh amid fresh violence in the Rakhine state of Myanmar were recovered after a boat capsized in the Naf River in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night.Md Main Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Teknaf police station, said a boat carrying 12/13 Rohingyas sank in the river at Jaliapara of Shahparir Dwip area under Teknaf upazila around 10:00 pm.
On information, police recovered the bodies of two children at night.
“Later, four more bodies of Rohingyas were recovered from different areas stretching from Jaliapara to Shahparir Dwip till 11:00am on Wednesday,” he added. – UNB