UNB, Cox’s Bazar :
Malaysian aid ship ‘Nautical Aliya’ carrying relief materials for Rohingyas, who recently intruded into Bangladesh, reached Sonadia deep seaport here on Monday.
The ship carrying 1600 metric tons of goods reached the seaport early in the morning.
Deputy Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar Ali Hossain said the Malaysian ship left for Chittagong port without unloading the goods as the authorities concerned decided to unload those in Chittagong port.
The relief materials will be unloaded through lighter vessels in Chittagong port and later distributed among Rohingyas after bringing those to Ukhiya-Teknaf bordering area, he said.
The Port of Teknaf is shallow, with a depth of only three metres, while a vessel needs a depth of at least eight metres to be able to sail unencumbered into the port, the Malaysian government acknowledged in a statement earlier.
Malaysian aid ship ‘Nautical Aliya’ carrying relief materials for Rohingyas, who recently intruded into Bangladesh, reached Sonadia deep seaport here on Monday.
The ship carrying 1600 metric tons of goods reached the seaport early in the morning.
Deputy Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar Ali Hossain said the Malaysian ship left for Chittagong port without unloading the goods as the authorities concerned decided to unload those in Chittagong port.
The relief materials will be unloaded through lighter vessels in Chittagong port and later distributed among Rohingyas after bringing those to Ukhiya-Teknaf bordering area, he said.
The Port of Teknaf is shallow, with a depth of only three metres, while a vessel needs a depth of at least eight metres to be able to sail unencumbered into the port, the Malaysian government acknowledged in a statement earlier.
