4 found dead after Rohingya trawler capsizes in Naf, several including BGB member still missing

THE BUSINESS STANDARD
TBS Report
22 March, 2025

Earlier, 25 Rohingya refugees were rescued alive after their vessel went down near Shah Porir Dwip 

Naf River. File Photo: TBS

Four bodies have been found floating in the Naf River following the capsize of a trawler carrying Rohingyas, who were trying to illegally enter Bangladesh from Myanmar through Teknaf. 

According to Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sheikh Ehsan Uddin, locals this evening (22 March) reported seeing the bodies of four people floating in the waters of the Naf River near Shah Porir Dwip and Damdamia estuary.

BGB refutes rumours of 33 missing personnel in Naf River

Dhaka Tribume
BSS
Publish : 23 Mar 2025,

Rescue operations for the other Rohingyas, including the currently missing BGB member, are continuing  

File photo: Naf River flows along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border region in Teknaf, Cox`s Bazar. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a statement on Sunday confirmed that the news of missing 33 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel spreading on some social networking sites was a rumour.

"Various social media platforms are spreading false information that 33 BGB members have gone missing in the Naf River while on a mission in the past two days," the statement said.

4 bodies recovered after Rohingya boat capsizes off Teknaf, one BGB member missing

daily observer
Observer Online Report
Published : Sunday, 23 March, 2025  

Four bodies, including a child, were recovered from the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf after a boat carrying Rohingyas drowned while attempting to cross into Bangladesh from Myanmar.

There was also a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member on the boat.
 

Several people, including the BGB member, are still missing.