Twelve Rohingyas die as boat sinks in Naf river

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 of Cox's Bazar district on Monday.

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, reports UNB.

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.