Three dead and 17 missing as Malaysia-bound Myanmar Rohingya boat sinks off Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct 4 (Bernama): At least three people died and 17 were missing after a boat carrying scores of people mostly Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, some 400 km southeast of the capital Dhaka, on Tuesday morning, an official said.

"We've recovered three bodies," Lieutenant Commander Ashiq Ahmed of the Bangladesh Coast Guard told Xinhua.