{"id":374,"date":"2026-04-15T06:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=374"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:53:02","slug":"at-least-250-people-missing-including-rohingya-and-bangladeshis-after-boat-sinks-in-andaman-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"At least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f36e010\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6259x4171+0+1\/resize\/980x653!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff0%2F52%2F6603068145cb19f69ac30abb7374%2Fc8b0595dd40f447da8359e9a9bf91bd3\" width=\"100%\" \/><small>Students prepare to enter Sudanese secondary school certificate exams under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo\/Marwan Ali)<\/small><\/p>\n<p>2026-04-15T04:30:27Z<\/p>\n<p>DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) \u2014 At least 250 people, including <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/usaid-rohingya-exploitation-trump-budget-cuts-ebd7a05e2f507b810194e71ae6b3c515\">Rohingya refugees<\/a><\/span> and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations\u2019 refugee and migration agencies.<\/p>\n<p>While details remained sketchy, Bangladesh Coast Guard spokesperson Lt. Com. Sabbir Alam Suzan told The Associated Press on Wednesday that nine people, including three Rohingya and six Bangladeshis, were rescued on April 9. Suzan said the Bangladesh flag carrier M.T. Meghna Pride rescued the nine people when the crew found them floating at sea after the capsize.<\/p>\n<p>When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear.<\/p>\n<p>The U.N. high commissioner for refugees and the International Organization for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox\u2019s Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.<\/p>\n<p>Shari Nijman, a UNCHR communication officer in Cox\u2019s Bazar, said Wednesday that the agency had no other updates.<\/p>\n<p>Another coast guard media official told the AP by phone Wednesday that the rescued people, eight men and one woman, were all safe after being handed over to the coast guard, who brought them to the police in Teknaf.<\/p>\n<p>    <a><\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) --><\/p>\n<p>  <button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><br \/>\n    Read More <span aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\n  <\/button><\/p>\n<p>The official said the rescue was not part of any official search operation as it is outside Bangladesh territory, and that the crew of the M.T. Meghna Pride saved the people while it was on its way to Indonesia from Bangladesh\u2019s Chittagong. <\/p>\n<p>The official spoke by phone on condition of anonymity in line with official policy. <\/p>\n<p>UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rohingya-bangladesh-aid-ration-cuts-wfp-8349d38f8f8b21c96e70b5e805468fd1\">the protracted displacement of Rohingya people<\/a><\/span> and the absence of durable solutions.<\/p>\n<p>They said ongoing violence in Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine state has made the Rohingya\u2019s safe return to Myanmar uncertain, while limited humanitarian assistance, as well as restricted access to education and employment in refugee camps, continue to push vulnerable Rohingya refugees to choose risky sea journeys, often based on false promises of higher wages and better opportunities abroad.<\/p>\n<p>UNHCR and IOM urged the international community to strengthen funding and solidarity to ensure lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which has sheltered more than 1 million <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rohingya-myanmar-gambia-genocide-icj-court-889d610a194ac1030fac822ab52fb6e5\">Rohingya from Myanmar<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students prepare to enter Sudanese secondary school certificate exams under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 13, 2026. 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