The upazila
administration dispatched government VGF rice to Saint Martin's Island after nine
days of bad weather suspended trawler and speedboat service on the Teknaf-Saint
Martin route, cutting off the country’s only coral island from the mainland and
sparking food supply fears.
Saint Martin's Union Parishad Acting Chairman Faizul Islam confirmed the matter on Thursday.
He said,
“Although trawler operations are suspended, 772 sacks of government VGF rice
have been sent to Saint Martin's to en...
