BCG detains 24 Rohingyas while trying to flee Bhasan Char

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard detained 24 Rohingyas, including men, women, and children, at Parki Beach in Anwara upazila of Chattogram while they were attempting to flee from Bhasan Char.

Lt Shakil Mehbub, media officer of the Coast Guard East Zone, told that the Rohingyas fled from the Bhasan Char camp and landed at Parki Beach in Anwara this morning while en route to Cox's Bazar via boat.

Upon noticing the refugees, the coast guard personnel detained them and informed local police, he said.

"They will be sent back to the Bhasan Char Rohingya camp," the media officer added.