4 die as boat carrying Rohingyas capsizes in Bay

Four people died after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized at the Bay of Bengal early today.

Sirajul Islam, 13, and the other three deceased were among those fleeing persecution in Rakhine state of Myanmar via the boat when it capsized at Baillakhali point of Rajapalong union in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar around 6:00am, our district correspondent reports quoting Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Nikaruzzaman. 

Members of police, coast guard, fire service and district administration jointly rescued 23 passengers of the boat from the area, the official added.

Among the rescued, five have been sent to Shaplapur Health Center, three to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital and two to Ukhia Upazila Health Complex.