DHAKA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two people have been confirmed dead and dozens of others went missing after a boat carrying scores of Rohingya people capsized in the Naf River dividing Bangladesh and Myanmar Sunday night, according to local TV.
The exact number of the people on board is so far unknown. According to a survivor, who told local TV channel ATN News, the boat packed with some 40 Rohingya people capsized on the Myanmar side of the river.
Two bodies were recovered and 11 people were rescued by Bangladeshi border guards, according to the report.
Quoting another survivor who managed to swim ashore, Lieutenant Colonel SM Ariful Islam with the Border Guard of Bangladesh told the leading Bengali daily newspaper Prothom Alo that rescued Rohingyas claim that 30 to 32 people have been missing.
It is believed that the boat capsized due to overloading, he said.
The bodies of 132 Rohingyas and a Bangladeshi boat man were recovered from the Naf River since Aug. 29 in at least 25 boat capsizal incidents.
