Bangladesh offers three other ports for food flotilla, Teknaf no go

Bangladesh has identified three other ports instead of Teknaf for a Malaysian food flotilla in aid of the Rohingya community that will also stop over in Myanmar.

The head of the 'Food Flotilla for Myanmar' mission, Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, said the 'Nautical Aliya' leading the flotilla would have to dock at St Martin's Island, Kutubdia or Chittagong.

Teknaf had been ruled out because of the safety factor and the large size of the ship, he said to reporters.

"I received a letter from the Office of the Malaysian High Commissioner in Bangladesh on the three ports.

"We were also informed that none of the (195) volunteers would be allowed to disembark. We wish to go down and hand over the food. We hope the Bangladesh government will give us the permission to do so," he said.