At least 280 people, including women and children, were aboard a wooden trawler that sank in the Andaman Sea while attempting to reach Malaysia from Bangladesh. Only nine survivors were rescued by a Bangladeshi-flagged ship and later handed over to the Coast Guard. The incident occurred after the vessel departed from the Cox’s Bazar coast on April 4, 2026, and capsized near the Andaman Islands following rough weather. Most passengers were from Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf, Ukhiya, and Chattogram, with some Rohingya refugees among them.
Local sources said human traffickers lured jobless youths and Rohingya women with false promises of employment and marriage before sending them on the dangerous sea journey. Despite repeated tragedies, the main traffickers remain at large, while six Bangladeshi survivors have been jailed as alleged smugglers. Families of the missing accuse authorities of inaction and claim traffickers continue operating openly. Police and Coast Guard officials confirmed the sinking but could not provide information on the missing passengers.
Local representatives reported that dozens of residents from Teknaf’s coastal villages remain unaccounted for, as families continue searching for their loved ones amid growing frustration over the lack of enforcement against trafficking networks.
আনছার হোসেন, কক্সবাজার প্রকাশ : ১৯ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১১: ০৪ আন্দামান সাগরের উত্তাল ঢেউ আবারও সামনে এনেছে মানব পাচারের এক নির্মম বাস্তবতা। মালয়েশিয়ায় উন্নত জীবনের আশায় যাত্রা করা অন্তত ২৮০ জন নারী-পুরুষ ও শিশুকে বহনকারী একটি ট্রলার ডুবে যাওয়ার ঘটনায় জীবিত
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