Sandwip, an island upazila in Chattogram, has remained cut
off from the mainland for five consecutive days after rough seas in the Bay of
Bengal forced authorities to suspend all water transport services.
All ferry operations on the Banshbaria–Guptachhara route,
along with every other passenger and cargo vessel connecting the island to the
mainland, have been suspended since July 2 due to adverse weather triggered by
a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal.
The prolonged disruption h...