Police recovered three bodies, including one woman and two children, were recovered around 10am Monday from Kochubunia area under Teknaf Upazila after an illegally Malaysia-bound trawler capsized in the Bay near Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday morning.
One of the deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 50, the driver of the trawler.
The trawler sank with 30 passengers, including women and children, on board. 22 of them managed to swim ashore while others went missing, locals said.
One more person is still missing since the trawler capsized early on Sunday.
Teknaf BGB 42 Battalion commander Lt Col Jahid Hasan said all of them are Rohingyas, he said.
A human trafficking gang was sending those people to Malaysia, Teknaf police said, adding that police arrested three members of the gang in this connection.
Mohammad Farhad, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station, confirmed the incident.
Tuesday 18 June 2013
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