In a joint operation by the Bangladesh Coast Guard and police in Baharchhara, Teknaf, authorities rescued 28 people, including women and children, who were being trafficked to Malaysia by sea. The operation, conducted late Monday night based on intelligence inputs, uncovered a group preparing for illegal migration. According to Coast Guard spokesperson Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq, organized trafficking rings lure Bangladeshi and Rohingya individuals with promises of high-paying jobs and a better life abroad. The traffickers fled the scene upon sensing law enforcement presence, and no arrests were made. Authorities have intensified surveillance to apprehend those responsible. The Coast Guard reaffirmed its commitment to continuing such operations to curb human trafficking along Bangladesh’s coastal regions, which remain vulnerable to maritime smuggling routes toward Southeast Asia.