Children drown as Rohingya boats sink off Bangladesh

At least five children were killed when several boats carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sank.

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine state arrive near the Khanchon border crossing near the Bangaldeshi town of Teknaf on Septebmer 5, 2017. Source: AFP

At least five children were killed when several boats carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sank early Wednesday, Bangladesh border guards told AFP.

"So far, the bodies of five male and female children have been found at different locations," Border Guard Bangladesh officer Alyosius Sangma said.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi slams 'misinformation'

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday alleged a "huge iceberg of misinformation" was distorting the picture of the Rohingya crisis, which has forced 125,000 of the Muslim minority to flee to Bangladesh.

In her first comments since Rohingya militant attacks sparked unrest on August 25, Suu Kyi was quoted by her State Counsellor's office as saying fake news was "calculated to create a lot of problems between different communities" and to promote "the interest of the terrorists".