Online Report : A former female member of St. Martin union parishad died as a tourist speedboat capsized in the Bay of Bengal on Friday afternoon.

The incident took place at around 2.15pm at around 3 kilometers away from St Martin`s Jetty Ghat.

The deceased was identified as Saida Begum, a resident of Saint Martin under Ward No-3 and a former female member of Saint Martin union parishad.

Coast Guard media officer Commander BN Khandaker Munif Taki said there were a total of 24 tourists and locals in a speedboat that left Teknaf. It capsized around 3 kilometers away from St Martin`s Jetty Ghat on Friday around 2pm.

“The Coast Guard immediately reached the spot and rescued 23 people alive. The accident was caused due to overload,” he added.