At least 12 dead in capsizing of boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burma

Police say at least 12 people have died after an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burma capsized in the confluence of a river and the Bay of Bengal.

Local police official Mainuddin Khan said the capsizing occurred near the Shah Porir Dwip in Cox's Bazar as the boat was moving toward Bangladesh late on Sunday.