It says the ‘discriminatory and unacceptable’ time constraint will embolden anti-cultural forces
The Navy have also detained three people on charges of trafficking them.
A trawler and a motorised boat have been recovered during the rescue operation.
The Navy’s media section said 15 people were being trafficked to Malaysia in a motorised boat on Wednesday night.
Members of the Navy patrol stopped the trawlers and detained 18 people. However, they could not specify the identification of the detained.
The detained have been handed over to the Patenga Police Station.