The death toll from Tuesday’s Malaysia-bound trawler capsize rose to six with the recovery of two more bodies from the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night.
However, the identities of the two deceased, both women believed to be in their 20s, could not be ascertained immediately.
No arrests have been made in connection with the case filed by Teknaf police against 24 human traffickers on Wednesday.
Md Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Teknaf model police station, said that the law enforcers had recovered one body from the Shilkhali sea beach and another from South Shilkhali.
The bodies were sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem, he said, adding that they would be handed over to their families after identification.
Late on Tuesday night, local people spotted the body of a girl aged about 5 adding to the death toll. Three bodies of Rohingya women were recovered after the trawler capsized.
The deceased were identified as Tayeba Khatun, 18, Kismat Ara, 17, and Salma, 18, residents of Ukhiya Rohingya camp.
Sources told Dhaka Tribune that the deceased were part of a group of Rohingyas from Ukhiya and Teknaf refugee camps.
They were going to Malaysia on a trawler with the help of some middlemen, but the vessel sank near the Baharchara area of the sea due to strong currents, said Noor Mohammad, officer-in-charge of Teknaf's Baharchara police outpost.
