Two bodies recovered from Bay of Teknaf

Two bodies were recovered from river bank under Sabrong union of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar, 0n June 16, according to BGB officials.

The 42 Battalion, Commanding officer of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from Teknaf, Lt Col Jahid Hossain said a small wooden boat with 28 Malaysia-bound job-seekers - Rohingyas and Bengalis- was drowned in the Bay of Bengal near Katabonia beach of Teknaf upazila at about 2:00am, on June 16.
Twenty-six persons could reach the coast by swimming, and the bodies of the rest two females were recovered in the afternoon.
A woman body was recovered from the Bay of Bengal nearby Mondar Dill under Saprang union, said Lt Mamon, Teknaf coast guard.
Local people saw two dead bodies on the Katabonia and Moheskhalia Para beach on June 16 afternoon. They also said that there were three women and three children.
Police arrested two agents from Teknaf for human trafficking after recovering the dead bodies.
The BGB and Cox’s Bazar police, meanwhile, rescued 77 Malaysia-bound job-seekers in separate raids during the last one week.

99 Burmese nationals pushed back

Teknaf, Bangladesh: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 99 Burmese nationals including women and children in two drives in Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar border areas and pushed  back them to Burma on June 16, according to BGB official.
According to BGB sources, the law enforcers arrested the Burmese nationals while they were entering Bangladesh territory under Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district and Ghundum and Tumbro border points under Bandarban hill district.
The commanding officer of 42 Battalion Border Guards Bangladesh, Teknaf, Lt Col Zahid Hasan said, 67 Burmese nationals were detained during their illegal entry through Naf River at between 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm on June 16.
In another drive, Border Guard personnel arrested 32 Rohingyas including women and children while illegal entering by a wooden boat to Bangladesh at Sabrong union of Teknaf upazila.
Besides, the Rohingya - facing so many discriminations which may be danger for their lives- are trying to escape from their home land to neighboring Muslim country- Bangladesh- to save their lives, but always block to enter these people and pushed back always which may be danger for them when back to their home land, said a politician.
“There are Rohingya community cross every day for their health, escaping from arrest which authority falsely imposed to them.”