12,000 more Rohingyas enter Bangladesh

12 killed in Rohingya boat capsize

Amid concerns of further exodus, the southeastern Cox's Bazar yesterday witnessed fresh influx of over 12,000 overnight as a seemingly never-ending flow of human surges continued to enter Bangladesh to flee atrocities at their home in northern Rakhine State of Myanmar, officials said, report agencies.

"Around 12,000 Rohingyas crossed the border since yesterday and we temporarily kept them near the border to be shifted to their designated camps," a BGB official told newsmen on a frontier with Myanmar. They have fled from Buchidong and Rashidong in Rakhine state of Myanmar, the UP member told UNB's local correspondent. Abul Khayer, officer-in-charge of Ukhia Police Station, said that around 4,000 Rohingya people entered in Bangladesh in the morning.

Besides, the local journalists claimed that more than 10,000 people crossed the Naf river and till now they are crossing.

Another UNB  report adds: Al least 12 Rohingya people, including six children and four women, were killed as a boat carrying them capsized in the Naf River near Shah Porir Swip area in Teknaf upazila early yesterday.

Lt Commander Zafar Imam of Bangladesh Coast Guard, said that the boat carrying around 50-60 Rohingya people from Dhaunkhali of the Rakhaine state in Myanmar, sank on the estuary of the river around 4:00 am.

Twelve bodies were recovered after the incident and around 15 people were rescued while some 25-30 people went missing, said the coast guard official.

 

12,000 more Rohingyas enter Bangladesh

12 killed in Rohingya boat capsize

Amid concerns of further exodus, the southeastern Coxs Bazar yesterday witnessed fresh influx of over 12,000 overnight as a seemingly never-ending flow of human surges continued to enter Bangladesh to flee atrocities at their home in northern Rakhine State of Myanmar, officials said, report agencies. Around 12,000 Rohingyas crossed the border since yesterday and we temporarily kept them near the border to be shifted to their designated camps, a BGB official told newsmen on a frontier with Myanmar. They have fled from Buchidong and Rashidong in Rakhine state of Myanmar, the UP member told UNBs local correspondent. Abul Khayer, officer-in-charge of Ukhia Police Station, said that around 4,000 Rohingya people entered in Bangladesh in the morning. Besides, the local journalists claimed that more than 10,000 people crossed the Naf river and till now they are crossing. Another UNB report adds: Al least 12 Rohingya people, including six children and four women, were killed as a boat carrying them capsized in the Naf River near Shah Porir Swip area in Teknaf upazila early yesterday. Lt Commander Zafar Imam of Bangladesh Coast Guard, said that the boat carrying around 50-60 Rohingya people from Dhaunkhali of the Rakhaine state in Myanmar, sank on the estuary of the river around 4:00 am. Twelve bodies were recovered after the incident and around 15 people were rescued while some 25-30 people went missing, said the coast guard official.