Five passengers have been missing after a speedboat capsized in the Agunmukha river in Patuakhali.
The speedboat with 18 passengers sank on its way from Rangabali Upazila to Galachipa Upazila on Thursday evening (October 22). Although 13 passengers were able to swim ashore, 5 passengers are still missing.
Officer-in-charge of Galachipa Police Station Monirul Islam said an incident of speed boat capsize took place. Police and rescue workers rushed to the spot. It is not clear how many passengers were missing and how many have been rescued.
Meanwhile, Chattogram, Cox's Bazaar, Mongla and Payra sea ports have been asked to hoist local warning signals no. 4. A depression has been created in the Bay. At 3 pm, the location of depression was 660 km southwest of Chattogram seaport, 645 km southwest of Cox's Bazaar seaport, 475 km southwest of Mongla seaport and 505 km southwest of Payra seaport.
The special notification further said that the maximum continuous wind speed within 48 km of the depression center is 50 km per hour which is increasing up to 60 km in the form of gusts or gusty winds. The sea is rough near the center of the depression.