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Myanmar rescues boat with 208 Bangladeshi migrants

Manzurul Alam Mukul || risingbd.com

Published: 09:10, 22 May 2015   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Myanmar rescues boat with 208 Bangladeshi migrants

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Risingbd Desk: Myanmar`s navy has claimed that it has found a boat carrying a total of 208 migrants.

 

Ye Htut, a government spokesman, posted on his Facebook page that "While on patrol in Myanmar waters the Myanmar navy ship found a boat loaded with about 208 Bengalis and another empty boat at sea..."


The announcement came after Myanmar`s military commander-in-chief said some migrants landing in Malaysia and Indonesia were likely pretending to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to receive U.N. assistance and were likely from Bangladesh.


The remarks are sure to spark concern after the United States lambasted Myanmar this week for failing to address the cause of the crisis, which observers say stems from Myanmar`s refusal to recognize the Rohingya, an ethnic minority group living in western Myanmar, as citizens.

Source: Agencies


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