FILE PHOTO: View of the island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
DHAKA (Reuters) - More than two dozen Rohingya refugees were missing and feared drowned after their boat sank in the Bay of Bengal while trying to flee a remote Bangladeshi island, officials said on Sunday.
"We are devastated that reportedly many passengers, including women and children, have tragically drowned. The confirmed number is not yet known," the United Nations refugee agency said.
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