About 250 missing as migrant boat carrying Rohingya and Bangladeshis sinks
By Kelly Ng
Published on April 15, 2026.
A migrant boat carrying Rohingya and Bangladeshis was carrying around 250 people, mostly from the poor living conditions in Bangladesh. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (ISM) stated that this incident reflects the dire consequences of protracted displacement and the absence of durable solutions for the Rohingya. The refugees are often made to make dangerous journeys on overcrowded vessels to Malaysia, a Muslim country some believe to be a safe haven. Some have died at sea, while others have been turned away upon nearing Malaysia and Indonesia, either by authorities or local coastal communities.
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