24 sued over human trafficking after refugee boat disaster

Authorities have brought charges of human trafficking against 24 people, including some from the Rohingya community, over attempting to illegally ferry refugees to Malaysia on a trawler that ended up at the bottom of the Bay of Bengal, reports bdnews24.com.
SI Husne Mubarak of Baharchhara Investigation Centre filed the case with Teknaf police as plaintiff on Wednesday.
Md Shahid Ullah from Sabrang Union's Katabania area in Teknaf is the prime suspect in the case.
Md Rashid, 26, and Md Sharif, 20, from Ukhiya's Balukhali Rohingya camp, Md Selim, 24, and Qurban Ali, 34, from Maheshkhali's Kutubjom village, Md Abdullah, 20, from Hazipara's Eidgah area and Shahid Ullah, 28, from Katabania were shown arrested in the case.
Teknaf Model thana chief Md Hafizur Rahman said they are on the hunt for the others accused in the case.