A vessel named FB-Baro Awlia arrived at Saint Martin鈥檚 Island on Friday, carrying 75 tonnes of food provided by the local administration and 150 tonnes of food from traders.
The vessel departed from Nuniarchhara ghat in Cox鈥檚 Bazar at about 1:00pm, confirmed ship鈥檚 director Hossain Mohammad Bahadur.
Additional district magistrate Yeamin Hossian said that the food was sent under VGED and VGF programs, along with five cattle for Eid-ul-Azha, 300 packets of dry foods, medical equipment, and three midwives.
The vessel reached the island at about 6:30pm, said Saint Martin鈥檚 Union Parishad chairman Mujibur Rahman.
On Thursday, four trawlers with hundreds of residents stranded in Cox鈥檚 Bazar due to Myanmar unrest reached the island.
Over 10,000 island residents have been facing severe food shortages following the suspension of vessel operations on the Teknaf-Saint Martin鈥檚 Island route, disrupted since February due to escalating violence in Myanmar. Frequent gunfire along the Teknaf border has further disrupted the movement of goods and people, causing panic among residents.
