Three cargo boats held by Myanmar’s Arakan Army for four days have been released on Monday.
The boats, which were en route from Yangon, Myanmar, to the Teknaf land port in Cox’s Bazar, were detained on Thursday while navigating through the Naf River.
At 10am on Monday, two of the detained boats departed from the Naf River boundary at Naikhyongdia, heading toward the Teknaf land port, while the other boat remained scattered across different locations.
The cargo boats, which were carrying various goods including 50,000 bags of dried fish, betel nuts, and coffee, were initially intercepted by the Arakan Army at the mouth of the Naf River.
Syed Mohammad Anwar Hossain, manager of Teknaf Land Port’s United Land Port, confirmed the release of boats, one of which has already docked at the port.
"Further details regarding the remaining boats will be provided soon," he said.