Police say 11 Bangladeshis and two Rohingyas were among those rescued from a coastal area in Cox’s Bazar.
By Arakan Journal-September 17, 2026
TEKNAF, Bangladesh – Police rescued 15 people who were allegedly being trafficked to Malaysia by sea through the Baharchhara, coast of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night, an officer said.
The group included 11 Bangladeshis men and women two Rohingyas, said Mohammad Saeed, inspector-in-charge of the Baharchhara Police Investigation Centre.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided the Kachhapia area of Baharchhara Union at about 8 p.m. after receiving information that people had gathered there to be trafficked to Malaysia, Saeed said.
A trafficking gang had allegedly been using remote coastal areas of Baharchhara for a long time to send people to Malaysia illegally, he said.
The rescued people will be questioned, while legal action will be taken against those involved in the alleged trafficking, the police said.
Arakan Journal is monitoring the case and will report further developments.
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