At least 12 people died and scores were missing after a boat packed with Rohingya.<br/><br/>Bangladesh authorities said, the boat sank near Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern tip of Bangladesh. <br/><br/>Coast guard and border guard officials said the boat was overloaded with about 100 people when it sank in the mouth of the Naf river that separates Myanmar from Bangladesh. <br/><br/>Bangladeshi police officer Mohammed Mainuddin told Reuters that 12 bodies – 10 children, one woman and a man – had been recovered.<br/><br/>Nearly 520,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Rakhine state for Bangladesh since late August after the military in Myanmar launched a crackdown following attacks by Rohingya militants. <br/><br/>The United Nations has said the army campaign could amount to ethnic cleansing while Myanmar military leaders have blamed the unrest on the Rohingya.