Gang leader involved in kidnapping and killing Rohingyas in Bangladesh captured
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On Tuesday, security forces in Bangladesh arrested the leader of a criminal armed gang involved in numerous crimes in Rohingya camps in the Cox’s Bazar area. An Arakan News Agency correspondent reported that the criminal named “Shohfi” led an armed gang that was involved in murder, kidnapping, rape, and drug […]
Arakan Army Detains 8 Rohingya in Buthidaung Without Explanation
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Local sources reported that the Arakan Army detained 8 Rohingya individuals from the village of “Ali Youn” in Buthidaung city, Arakan State, western Myanmar, without providing any reasons for the arrests. Local residents told Arakan News Agency that the first detention occurred on the evening of July 27, when three […]
Body of Rohingya Found After Detention by Arakan Army in “Pauktaw”
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The body of a Rohingya man named “Sho Namiya” (35 years old) was found on Tuesday in the city of Pauktaw in Arakan State, western Myanmar, nearly two weeks after he was detained by the Arakan Army on charges of theft. Local sources told the “Arakan News Agency” that the […]
Intense Clashes Between Arakan Army and Armed Groups Near Border with Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Bangladeshi media reported on Tuesday that the mountainous and forested region between markers 43 and 49 on the border between Arakan state and Bangladesh witnessed intense clashes that lasted six consecutive days between the Arakan Army and armed groups. The battles reportedly began last Friday evening amidst conflicting reports about […]
Arrest of 60 Rohingya Farmers While Working in Rice Fields by Arakan Army
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Army, a separatist armed group, arrested 60 Rohingya farmers on Friday while they were working in their fields and rice paddies in the villages of Sin Nying Bya and Tha Vait Taung, located in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State, western Myanmar. Local residents told Arakan News Agency that around […]
Rohingya Family Flees Again to Bangladesh Weeks After Returning to Arakan
Arakan News Agency A Rohingya family of five returned to Bangladesh on Thursday, less than a month after their voluntary return to Myanmar, accusing the Arakan Army of torture and financial extortion. Mohammed Zubair, a resident of camp 24 in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, and a cousin of the returnee, stated that his relative returned to the […]
One in every 5 Rohingya adults has Hepatitis C, Bangladeshi official says
Arakan News Agency A senior medical official in Bangladesh stated that the prevalence rate of Hepatitis C among Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh has reached one in five adults. Dr. Sarwar Jahan, the medical coordinator at the Office of the Relief and Refugee Repatriation Commissioner, explained that the infection rate among […]
World Food Programme Approves Changes to Food Ration System for Rohingya Starting August
Arakan News Agency The World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief in Bangladesh, has announced significant changes to the food distribution system for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar camps. These changes are set to be implemented starting August 2025, aiming to improve nutritional status, reduce waste, and address […]
India Forcibly Sends 21 Rohingya to Bangladesh Across the Border
Arakan News Agency On Thursday night, Indian Border Security Forces pushed 21 Rohingya refugees into Bangladeshi territory through the Nakugaon border in Nalitabari, Sherpur district. According to Colonel Mehdi Hassan, commander of the 39th battalion of the Bangladeshi Border Guard, the group included 5 men, 5 women, and 11 children from six families. They were […]
Arakan Army Releases 17 Rohingya Families for Ransom and Forcibly Expels Them to Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On Tuesday, the Arakan Army released 17 Rohingya families who had been detained for more than four months in the police station of Maungdaw city in Arakan State, Western Myanmar, after paying 20 million Myanmar Kyat for each individual. They were forcibly expelled towards Bangladesh. According to testimonies, the total […]
Arakan Army refuses Rohingya appeals to reopen and restore a historic mosque in Maungdaw
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Army, a separatist group controlling Arakan state, western Myanmar, has repeatedly rejected demands by the Rohingya to allow them to reopen and restore a historic mosque in the city of Maungdaw that dates back 200 years, local sources stated. A Maungdaw resident told the Arakan News Agency that […]
India forms special teams to deport Rohingya from Tripura
Arakan News Agency The government of the Indian state of Tripura has formed special task forces to identify and deport illegal immigrants, primarily the Rohingya, who are residing in the state unlawfully, according to the announcement made by Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday. Saha, who also holds the position of Home Minister in the […]
Hunger and crime devastate residents and displaced people in Arakan
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Sources in Sittwe, capital of Arakan state in western Myanmar, confirmed that residents and displaced people alike are suffering severely from extreme hunger due to job shortages and rising prices caused by the conflict and restrictions imposed by the Myanmar military, which has led to increased crime rates. The Arakan […]