A 14-YEAR-OLD Bangladeshi boy who was repatriated after he arrived in Malaysia in a shipping container from Chittagong around three months ago has died after drowning in a pond near his house.
Ratul Islam Fahim, who is from Monoharganj, an administrative division in Cumilla, Bangladesh, is said to have drowned while having a bath alone on April 29, as reported by The Daily Star.
His father Faruq Miah, said Ratul was mentally challenged, according to the Straits Times of Malaysia.
'Around 2.30pm, Ratul drowned while taking a bath alone,' he said.
Mr Ashikur Rahman Hiron, chairman of the local union council, said Ratul drowned while taking a bath alone in the pond as he did not know how to swim.
In 2022, Ratul had been missing since November 13 before being discovered on a ship - MV Integra - in Port Klang on January 17, 2023, five days after it had arrived. On Jan 16, sailors heard voices coming from inside an empty shipping container and reported the matter to the port authority.
On January 17, the ship was brought to the jetty, the container was opened and the teenager was rescued in a weak condition. He was later repatriated on February 21.
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Ratul Islam Fahim, who is from Monoharganj, an administrative division in Cumilla, Bangladesh, is said to have drowned while having a bath alone on April 29, as reported by The Daily Star.
His father Faruq Miah, said Ratul was mentally challenged, according to the Straits Times of Malaysia.
'Around 2.30pm, Ratul drowned while taking a bath alone,' he said.
Mr Ashikur Rahman Hiron, chairman of the local union council, said Ratul drowned while taking a bath alone in the pond as he did not know how to swim.
In 2022, Ratul had been missing since November 13 before being discovered on a ship - MV Integra - in Port Klang on January 17, 2023, five days after it had arrived. On Jan 16, sailors heard voices coming from inside an empty shipping container and reported the matter to the port authority.
On January 17, the ship was brought to the jetty, the container was opened and the teenager was rescued in a weak condition. He was later repatriated on February 21.
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