The smaller ship carrying around 70 people sank near Langkawi the same day and the fate of the other boat carrying 230 passengers remains unclear, Malaysian authorities said. 'HE LEFT WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE'Among those who took a boat to Malaysia two weeks ago was 29-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim, according to his elder brother, Mohammed Younus. In the last week of October, multiple boats carrying Rohingya left Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, said Chris Lewa, director of the non-profit Arakan Project, which tracks the voyages. Muslim-majority Malaysia has long been a favoured destination for Rohingya fleeing persecution, although the country does not recognise refugee status. "People are desperate," Naser Khan, a Rohingya refugee in Cox's Bazar, said.

Source: bd News24 November 11, 2025 04:02 UTC