Australian delegation visits Rohingya camps to shed light on their cause
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive An Australian delegation visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday to shed light on the Rohingya crisis, marking World Refugee Week. The delegation visited the camps, raising fears concerning dwindling international funds, lack of formal education, rising violence in camps and lack of the most basic needs […]
Calls for unity amongst Rohingya leaders ahead of UN conference
Arakan News Agency Arakan Rohingya National Congress has called upon Rohingya leaders and activists to join seminar to discuss the Rohingya cause and unite ahead of the United Nations Conference on Rohingya and other Minorities in Myanmar, scheduled on September 30 in New York. The meeting is scheduled on next month via Zoom. “This RoundTable […]
Rohingya shelters in Bangladesh submerged due to heavy rain
Arakan News Agency Shelters of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh submerged due to heavy rain that battered Cox’s Bazar.
High-profile Australian delegation visits Rohingya camps to highlight their suffering
Arakan News Agency A high-profile Australian delegation organized by the Refugee Council of Australia and others will visit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh this week to draw international attention to “one of the world’s most prolonged humanitarian emergencies”. The visit comes in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children, and UNHCR, with the aim […]
Arakan Army Orders Displaced Rohingya to Leave Buthidaung
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Arakan Army has ordered displaced Rohingya families living in Buthidaung township, Arakan state, western Myanmar to leave immediately. They have been told they are no longer allowed to stay in the area. “After losing everything and facing so much hardship, we somehow managed to resettle in the township,” a displaced […]
Fever Outbreak in Rohingya Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh have been witnessing increasing numbers of fever amongst refugees. Arakan News Agency reporter stated that hundreds of refugees especially children and elderly are falling sick with high fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, and weakness. Refugees are using mosquito nets 24 hours […]
Arakan Army enforces new administrative division in Arakan
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Myanmar’s Arakan state has been officially reorganized into eight districts by the Arakan Army controlling all of Arakan state, as of May. The eight newly designated districts are: Maungdaw District, Sittwe District, Paletwa District, Mrauk-U District, Minbya District, Kyaukphyu District, Toungup District, and Thandwe District. Previously, the Arakan army administered […]
Arakan Army collected money from Rohingya to buy Eid cows for Poor and took credit
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Local Rohingya sources told Arakan News Agency that it is not true that the Arakan Army (AA) distributed cows in Rohingya villages on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, as it appeared that it has collected its money from Rohingya families. Several Rakhine media platforms published news about AA distributing one […]
Prices of School Textbooks in Arakan Soar Amid Supply Shortages
Arakan News Agency | Esclusive Prices of school textbooks and other stationery in Maungdaw township in Arakan have soared greatly amid great shortage that threaten children’s education, according to parents and shop owners. “It’s no longer easy to send children to school, just buying textbooks and school supplies costs over a hundred thousand kyats. Everything […]
Average Prices of Sacrificial Animals in Rohingya Camps Markets in Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency Averaga prices of cattle in markets inside Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh ahead of Eid Al Adha.
Floods Destroy Buthidaung Market Causing Severe Food Shortage
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Heavy floods have swept through the news central market in Buthidaung in Arkan, western Myanmar, destroying it and causing great damage. The Arakan News Agency (ANA) reporter explained that the destruction of the market in Nanrakan village deprived the Rohingya in Buthidaung and Mungdaw of their main food source, as […]
Rohingya shelters in Bangladesh flooded due to heavy rain
Arakan News Agency Shelters of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh flooded due to heavy rain that lasted for days.
A Rohingya refugee killed and robbed in Bangladesh camps
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh succumbed to his injuries after being robbed and stabbed, Saturday, in Balukali refugee camp in Bangladesh. The victim has been identified as Hafiz Maulvi Muhammad Taher, 25. He was killed by the driver of a CNG three-wheeler he rented with his mother to visit his […]