Arakan News Agency
Saydul Islam, 17, saw a Rohingya mother and her two children killed over food by several Bangladeshi men on their overcrowded boat.
His story is just one of dozens shared by more than 670 Rohingya and Bangladeshi survivors who were rescued off Indonesia’s Aceh province and brought to shore last Friday.
Saydul told The Sunday Times the Rohingya were travelling from Myanmar in one vessel, but when the boat reached the waters off Thailand, the Bangladeshis got on board as well.
Tension developed between the two groups in the cramped boat, which led to quarrels and fights over food and water. This was when the strong turned against the weak, said Saydul, who could speak a little English.
Source : straitstimes
