, Oct. 2 -- The Bangladesh Navy has rescued 65 people from a wooden boat allegedly being used to transport people illegally to Malaysia by sea and detained 11 suspected human traffickers.

The rescue was carried out on Wednesday night during a routine patrol in the Saint Martin's area, according to a release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday morning.

BNS Khalid Bin Walid intercepted the boat after a fishing vessel, FV Crystal-1, spotted it drifting about 81 nautical miles from the Saint Martin's Lighthouse, the release said.

The fishing vessel approached the boat after noticing that its engine had failed. Its crew later informed the Navy after becoming suspicious of the people on board.

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