Dhaka allows aid flotilla for Rohingyas

Bangladesh will allow a humanitarian aid mission from Malaysia to dock at one of its ports to unload food and medical aid for Rohingya refugees, Malaysian news agency Bernama reports. The Malaysian foreign ministry in a statement on Saturday said Bangladesh had given permission for the 'Food Flotilla for Myanmar' to dock at the port of Teknaf in Bangladesh to drop off food and medicines for the refugees living around the port.
Bangladesh gave the approval following a meeting between Foreign Minister Anifah Aman and Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Md Shahidul Islam in Kuala Lumpur.
The flotilla, carrying 2,200 tonnes of food and medicines, departed Port Klang yesterday for Yangon to unload supplies for the Rohingya in Myanmar and would subsequently proceed to Teknaf.
"The matter has now been resolved as a result of the good relations between Malaysia and Bangladesh," the ministry said in the statement.
Malaysia expressed its appreciation to the government of Bangladesh for its willingness to allow the food flotilla to provide humanitarian aid to the Rohingya refugees around Teknaf, said the statement.
It was reported earlier that Bangladesh had denied access to the food flotilla.
The 'Food Flotilla for Myanmar' is organised by the Putera 1Malaysia Club and Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) in collaboration with the Turkiye Diyanet Vakfi (TDV) Foundation of Turkey.
The flotilla was flagged off by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak on Friday and is expected to arrive in Yangon on Feb 7 or 8.
Some 230 volunteers from 13 countries, among them medical teams, teaching staff, local and international media practitioners and representatives of local and foreign NGOs, are in the mission.

 

 

Dhaka allows aid flotilla for Rohingyas

Bangladesh will allow a humanitarian aid mission from Malaysia to dock at one of its ports to unload food and medical aid for Rohingya refugees, Malaysian news agency Bernama reports. The Malaysian foreign ministry in a statement on Saturday said Bangladesh had given permission for the Food Flotilla for Myanmar to dock at the port of Teknaf in Bangladesh to drop off food and medicines for the refugees living around the port. Bangladesh gave the approval following a meeting between Foreign Minister Anifah Aman and Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Md Shahidul Islam in Kuala Lumpur. The flotilla, carrying 2,200 tonnes of food and medicines, departed Port Klang yesterday for Yangon to unload supplies for the Rohingya in Myanmar and would subsequently proceed to Teknaf. The matter has now been resolved as a result of the good relations between Malaysia and Bangladesh, the ministry said in the statement. Malaysia expressed its appreciation to the government of Bangladesh for its willingness to allow the food flotilla to provide humanitarian aid to the Rohingya refugees around Teknaf, said the statement. It was reported earlier that Bangladesh had denied access to the food flotilla. The Food Flotilla for Myanmar is organised by the Putera 1Malaysia Club and Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) in collaboration with the Turkiye Diyanet Vakfi (TDV) Foundation of Turkey. The flotilla was flagged off by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak on Friday and is expected to arrive in Yangon on Feb 7 or 8. Some 230 volunteers from 13 countries, among them medical teams, teaching staff, local and international media practitioners and representatives of local and foreign NGOs, are in the mission.