Several passengers went missing as a speed boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a nor'wester on Wednesday morning.
The speed boat carrying 20 passengers heading towards Sandwip Guptachara Ghat from Sitakunda's Kumira Ghat sank due to heavy wind and rough sea during the nor's wester at 9:30am, said Sandwip Upazila Nirbahi Officer Samrat Khisa.
A rescue operation is underway," he said.