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 […]
Rohingya abducted at gunpoint returns to family after paying ransom
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A Rohingya teacher was kidnapped by an armed gang in the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh on Monday and was severely assaulted before being released. According to a reporter from the Arakan News Agency, the 25-year-old refugee was kidnapped at gunpoint by a gang from the Kutupalong refugee camp and […]
Two Bangladeshi Government Officials Visit Rohingya Camps to Assess Humanitarian Situation
Arakan News Agency The retired Major General “Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury,” Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, and “Farouk Iazam,” Adviser to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on an official tour to assess the humanitarian situation and review efforts made to support […]
Arakan: Rakhine Residents Loot Rohingya Properties in 3 Villages in Maungdaw
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Local sources reported that over the past few days, residents of the Rakhine ethnicity have destroyed homes, mosques, and schools belonging to Rohingya refugees in three villages in the city of Maungdaw in the Arakan State: “Thi Ho Kyun,” “Noir Yon Taung,” and “Ky Chi Pyin.” Eyewitnesses confirmed to the […]
Launch of “Once Upon a Time” Exhibition in Thailand to Revive Rohingya Heritage and Their Struggle for Identity
Arakan News Agency The exhibition “Ek Khaale – Once Upon a Time” opened with an exceptional inauguration in the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, last Wednesday evening. The event saw an unexpected large turnout that included journalists, activists, academics, civil society members, and a significant number of people from the Myanmar expatriate community. The exhibition […]
Arakan Army Surrounds Two Villages in Maungdaw and Interrogates Rohingya on Claims of Intruder Infiltration
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Army on Saturday surrounded the villages of “Paungzar” and “Piainfyu” in Maungdaw, Arakan State in western Myanmar, conducting house-to-house searches and interrogating all Rohingya residents they encountered, accusing strangers of entering the area. Local residents told the Arakan News Agency that the operation started at 4:00 am and […]
Arakan: Floods Cause Collapse of Main Road in Maungdaw and Isolate Dozens of Villages
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The deterioration of a major concrete road in Maungdaw, Arakan State, used by more than 10 villages, has caused significant mobility difficulties for residents after heavy rains washed away large parts of it since early July 2025. The residents began experiencing hardship after continuous heavy rains caused powerful floods that […]
28 Dead in Myanmar Military Airstrike Targeting Displaced Persons’ Monastery in Sagaing
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive 28 civilians, including children and women, were killed in an airstrike carried out by the Myanmar army using warplanes on a monastery housing internally displaced persons in the village of “Lintelo” in the city of Sagaing. A source from the local resistance mentioned that the raid took place between midnight […]