Bangladesh Coast Guard pose for a photo with rescued Rohingya refugees in Teknaf on May 31, 2019. - Bangladesh coast guard have rescued 58 fortune seeking Rohingya refugees in a Malaysia-bound fishing trawler near the coast of the country's southern island in Bay of Bengal, officials said on May 30, 2019. (Photo by SUZAUDDIN RUBEL / AFP)
TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP): Bangladesh coast guards on Thursday (May 30) stopped 58 Rohingya refugees from making a potentially dangerous journey to Malaysia by sea and arrested two suspected traffickers, an official said.
Acting on a tip-off, a patrol ship challenged a fishing boat near Saint Martin's, a small Bangladesh island in the Bay of Bengal, and found the Rohingya on board, coast guard Lieutenant Josel Rana said.
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