Bangladesh cops rescue 69 Rohingya

COX’S BAZAR: Bangladeshi police prevented dozens of Rohingya Muslims, most of them women, about to be trafficked to Malaysia by boat, authorities said yesterday. Traffickers had picked up at least 69 Rohingya from refugee camps here, promising them work in Malaysia where many Rohingya already live, police said. “After getting information from a secret source, our team carried out an operation last night and rescued them,” police officer Abul Khair said. Police did not arrest any of the traffickers.