Some are traveling for medical treatment, others to their workplaces and
some to earn a living. However, residents of Kutubdia Island in Cox’s Bazar
have to cross a rough channel of the Bay of Bengal to reach the mainland. The
sea truck ST Nijhum Dwip was introduced to provide safe
transportation. It has been out of service for more than four months. Although
authorities promised to provide an alternative vessel, the commitment has not
been fulfilled. As a result, nearly 200,000 island res...
