Police have rescued 12 Rohingya refugees from Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar during an attempt to traffic them to Malaysia by sea. Teknaf Police Station chief Muhammad Gias Uddin said the rescue operation took place in the tourist market area of Lambari in Teknaf Sadar Union early on Monday, reports bdnews24.com. The rescued Rohingya include three women and nine teenage girls. The four were nabbed and 12 others were rescued in a raid conducted there afterwards. A case has been filed at the police station against those arrested, and steps are under way to hand over the rescued Rohingya to the camp management authorities, he said.
