The trawler departed from Teknaf within the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox’s Bazar carrying a lot of passengers to Malaysia. (For representational functions solely). File
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At the very least 250 folks, together with Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, have been lacking after a ship capsized within the Andaman Sea just lately on the best way to Malaysia, in response to the United Nation’s refugee and migration businesses.
When the boat sank and the standing of any search on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) have been unclear.
The UN. Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Worldwide Organisation for Migration (IOM), in a joint assertion, mentioned on Tuesday (April 14) that the trawler departed from Teknaf within the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox’s Bazar carrying a lot of passengers to Malaysia.
Printed – April 15, 2026 11:13 am IST