Print Print edition: 2016-11-20

Bangladesh stops 125 Rohingya from crossing border

Published November 20, 2016 Updated November 20, 2016 12:00am

Bangladesh coast guards prevented 125 Rohingya Muslims from entering its territory as the group attempted to escape violent unrest in neighbouring Myanmar. Authorities patrolling the Naf River, which separates Bangladesh's south-eastern border from western Myanmar, pushed back a group of Rohingya trying to enter the country late Friday, local Coast Guard official Nafiur Rahman told AFP.