Mass grave of migrants including Bangladeshis found in Thailand

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UNB, Dhaka :A mass grave, believed to contain the remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, has been discovered at a human-trafficking camp in southern Thailand, according to media reports.Thai national police spokesman Lt Gen Prawut Thawornsiri said he could only confirm the discovery of one corpse, one sick man and several graves at the site.”We’re sending a team of forensic police to investigate,” Prawut said in a telephone  interview with the Associated Press (AP). “The next step is to verify their identities and nationalities. It’s not clear yet who they are.”Authorities said, traffickers are widely known to use the Songkhla mountains and other nearby areas for temporary camps to house Rohingya and others before smuggling them to third countries.Rohingya Muslims have for decades suffered from state-sanctioned discrimination in Myanmar.

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