Teenage boy who was rescued from shipping container in Malaysia drowns in Bangladesh


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KUALA LUMPUR: A 14-year-old Bangladeshi boy who was repatriated after he came to Malaysia in a shipping container from Chittagong around three months ago, has died after drowning in a pond near his house.

Ratul Islam Fahim, who is from Monoharganj, an administrative division in Cumilla, Bangladesh, is said to have drowned while taking a bath alone on Saturday (April 29) as reported by The Daily Star.

His father Faruq Miah, said Ratul was mentally challenged.

"Around 2.30pm, Ratul drowned while taking a bath alone," he said.

Ashikur Rahman Hiron, chairman of the local union council, said Ratul drowned while taking a bath alone in the pond as he did not know how to swim.

Last year, Ratul had been missing since Nov 13 before being discovered on a ship - MV Integra - in Port Klang on Jan 17.

The ship had arrived from Chittagong port in Bangladesh for Malaysia on Jan 12.

On Jan 16, sailors heard voices coming from inside an empty shipping container and reported the matter to the port authority.

On Jan 17, the ship was brought to the jetty, the container was opened and the teenager was rescued.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail had said upon the boy's discovery that the boy was found in a weak condition on Jan 17 when the ship docked at port.

Saifuddin said based on investigations, there were no elements of human trafficking in this case.

Ratul was repatriated on Feb 21.

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