Bangladesh slams claims security forces beat Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh on Thursday slammed an international rights group’s claim that its security forces beat Rohingya refugees held at a flood-prone island, calling them “baseless”. Some 306 Rohingya rescued by Bangladesh after being stranded at sea for weeks were taken to Bhashan Char — a silty strip of land in the Bay of Bengal where a severe cyclone has just barrelled through — earlier this month. Dhaka said the mostly Muslim minority from Myanmar…