2025 marked new record for Rohingya lost at sea
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record. Also, Turkey sees two school shootings in one week. And, India launches a new generation of night trains. Plus, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol brings us the sounds of the electric oud.
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| 0:00.0 | 2020 was a deadly year for Rohingya refugees fleeing camps in search of a better life. |
| 0:12.0 | The Rohingar facing human rights violations, literally from all angles, from non-state actors, from state actors, from criminal syndicates. |
| 0:19.2 | We will look at why there's been a spike in |
| 0:21.3 | deaths at sea. I'm Carolyn Beeler. Also, a Massachusetts college is attracting first-generation |
| 0:27.1 | students with special programs and financial aid. My family does not have money. Like, it's not funny, |
| 0:33.1 | but it's a little bit funny how little money we have. And what makes a Muslim community in Cape Town unique. |
| 0:39.8 | Plus, who doesn't love moose migrating on TV? |
| 0:43.9 | We can watch this for all day long, all night long in three weeks and just follow the nature. |
| 0:50.1 | Sounds dreamy. |
| 0:51.6 | That's all ahead on the world. |
| 0:57.3 | This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thank you for tuning in. It's still holding the ceasefire, that is, between Israel and Lebanon. It went into effect at midnight local time last night. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement |
| 1:12.2 | that he was asked by his friend, President Trump, to stop fighting. So he directed his army to do just that. |
| 1:19.3 | In the shakot alom these, there's two derisiot. Netanyahu said today that Israel has created a buffer |
| 1:26.7 | zone along the Lebanese border and destroyed 90% of Hezbollah's weapons. |
| 1:32.6 | More big news. Iran today announced the opening of the Strait of Hormoz to commercial vessels. |
| 1:38.5 | President Trump says the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports will remain in full force until a final deal is reached. |
| 1:47.0 | We will watch how the situation progresses over the weekend. Now, though, we turn our attention |
| 1:52.4 | to an issue that hasn't been getting as much attention lately. Migrants getting lost at sea |
| 1:58.1 | or dying while making risky journeys toward what they hope will be safety. |
| 2:02.5 | I'm referring to the nearly 900 Rohingya refugees reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025. |
| 2:11.6 | That is according to numbers, the UN Refugee Agency released today. |
| 2:15.6 | The Rohingya are fleeing refugee camps in Bangladesh by boat after |
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