A group of brokers are taking away money, jewellery, other valuables from the Rohingya for ferrying them across the Naf River. They deliberately sink boats carrying those Rohingya who cannot pay. Bodies of 10 Rohingya women and children were recovered, 21 others were rescued while at least 20 more are still unaccounted for. Tutul added that a group of greedy brokers was ferrying the Rohingya in overcrowded boats from Myanmar. So far, at least 28 incidents of sinking of boats in the Naf River and Bay of Bengal have been reported.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 17, 2017 06:45 UTC