Rough-seas

A boat carrying a group of Rohingyas sank off the coast of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar as they were attempting to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Thirteen passengers are missing, while at least 18 people have been rescued alive. The accident occurred at around 8 am Friday off Shah Porir Dwip in the upazila. Local residents handed over the rescued individuals to the Border Guard Bangladesh near the accident site, close to the West Para boat jetty in Shah Porir Dwip. Eyewitnesses...

A low pressure area has formed over the northwestern Bay of Bengal. It may intensify into a well marked low pressure area within the next 24 hours. Due to its influence, the northern Bay of Bengal has become rough, prompting the issuance of Local Warning Signal No. 3 at the seaports. At the same time, spells of rain are likely in parts of the country’s southern and northeastern regions. These details were provided in today’s Sunday weather forecast issued by the private organization Bangladesh W...

Adverse weather triggered by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, continuous rainfall and rough seas have all compounded the suffering of people on St. Martin’s, the country’s only coral island. Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 remains in effect in the coastal areas. In such a situation, around 140 residents set off for St. Martin’s from Teknaf on three wooden service trawlers, carrying essential food supplies and risking their lives. After being stranded for 10 days, they finally b...

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...