Bid to Go to Malaysia
BGB detains 14
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday nabbed 14 people for allegedly attempting to go to Malaysia illegally.
A BGB team led by its Company Commander Nurul Amin detained them at Khurermukh area of Teknaf coast.
They also seized an engine-run boat but could not detain either the boat owner or its operators, said Amin. Of the detainees, two are Rohingyas while the rest are local people including a woman.
On Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, Bangladesh Coast Guard and BGB officials in separate drives nabbed 52 men from Teknaf coast and the Bay of Bengal when they were heading for Malaysia.
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