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Trawler capsize: Bodies of 2 more Rohingyas found

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Update: 2020-02-17 16:26:06
Trawler capsize: Bodies of 2 more Rohingyas found

COX’S BAZAR: Bangladesh Coast Guard has recovered bodies of two more Rohingyas, who went missing as a trawler carrying Rohingyas capsized near Saint Martin's Island on February 11.

The bodies were found floating on a beach of Pashchim Para area in Saint Martin's Island on Monday morning.

With this, the death toll stands at 21.

Saint Martin's Station Commander of Coast Guard Lt Naim-ul Huq said: "On information, we recovered the bodies of the two Rohingya men. They have not been identified immediately."

Earlier, they recovered 19 other bodies and more people are still missing.

On February 11, the overcrowded trawler carrying about 138 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps has sunk in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 15 confirmed dead and more than 50 missing.

Later, four more bodies were recovered.

BDST: 1626 HRS, FEB 17, 2020

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