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The trawler "reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the United Nations said.
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The trawler, which had departed from Bangladesh and was bound for Malaysia, "reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the agencies said.
It is unclear when the boat capsized, but on 9 April, a Bangladesh-flagged vessel rescued nine people who were "clinging to drums and wooden debris" to stay afloat, the coast guard said.
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, one of Myanmar's many ethnic minorities, have been fleeing across the border into Bangladesh since a deadly crackdown in 2017.
The Rohingya, who are primarily Muslim, are denied citizenship by the government of Myanmar, a Buddhist-majority country.
Poor living conditions in Bangladesh however have also prompted some Rohingya to make precarious journeys on overcrowded vessels to Malaysia, a Muslim country which some envision to be a safe haven in the region.
Quoting those rescued after last week's incident, a Coast Guard member, who asked not to be named, told the BBC that they had left Bangladesh for Malaysia on April 4 "in the hope of a better life."
He said that on April 7 or 8, their boat was caught in a storm.
"They were left floating at sea for nearly two days, holding onto drums and pieces of wood," he added.
As the Bangladesh-flagged Motor Tanker Meghna Pride was sailing from Bangladesh to Indonesia, its crew found the survivors around 2 AM on April 11 and brought them on board. Later, it was learned that they were from both Bangladeshi and Rohingya communities in Cox's Bazar.
The ship later entered Bangladesh waters and handed them over to the Coast Guard vessel "Mansur Ali."
The survivors said they had seen nearly 100 people.
"But the exact number is still unknown," the officer added, "and there is no trace of the others or of the boat".
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