Myanmar military airstrike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN confirms
Myanmar military airstrike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN confirms

An airstrike by Myanmars military government killed dozens in Kyauk Ni Maw village, Rakhine state, this week, according to the United Nations and local reports. The attack on Wednesday destroyed around 500 homes and killed over 40 people, including 26 Muslim villagers whose names were released by...

‘Bangladesh in touch with Myanmar govt, Arakan Army’
‘Bangladesh in touch with Myanmar govt, Arakan Army’

Bangladesh is maintaining communication with both the Myanmar government and the rebel group Arakan Army regarding the border situation in the neighbouring country, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday. Although the Arakan Army has taken full control of...

Rohingya migration exceeds one million
Rohingya migration exceeds one million

The ongoing conflict in Myanmar has triggered a significant increase in the number of Rohingyas crossing into Bangladesh. The government has reported that approximately 80,000 Rohingyas have entered the country, though independent estimates, including those from private organizations, suggest the...

Bloody siege ends Myanmar army's control over western border
Bloody siege ends Myanmar army's control over western border

The rebel Arakan Army has captured the last stronghold of the military junta in northern Rakhine state, bordering Myanmar, in a bloody clash. This brings the 270-kilometer area along the Myanmar border under its full control for the first time. The end, when it came for the BGP5 barracks, was...

Notorious Myanmar Junta General captured in Maungdaw, says Arakan Army
Notorious Myanmar Junta General captured in Maungdaw, says Arakan Army

The Arakan Army (AA) on Wednesday announced it had captured hundreds of regime personnel including the notorious Brigadier General Thurein Tun during its seizure on Sunday of the last junta base in Rakhine States Maungdaw Township, near the border with Bangladesh. The ethnic army said it...

Rebels capture last military post on Bangladesh border
Rebels capture last military post on Bangladesh border

The Arakan Army has captured the last Myanmar Junta position on the border after the soldiers defending it fled and abandoned their post according to the rebel group and locals. The border post, known as Border Guard Post No. 5 near the town of Maungdaw, was seized on Sunday, says Radio Free...

Myanmar explosions shake homes across Bangladesh border
Myanmar explosions shake homes across Bangladesh border

Several massive explosions in Myanmars Rakhine State caused buildings across a wide area on this side of the border to shake. The blasts sparked panic among the residents near the border. On Thursday (Nov 28) at around 8:30 pm, residents of Teknaf, Ukhiya, and Naikhongchari border areas heard...

Six Bangladeshis abducted by Arakan Army
Six Bangladeshis abducted by Arakan Army

Six Bangladeshis, along with two trawlers carrying construction materials, were abducted by the Arakan Army from the Naf River estuary while en route to St. Martins Island. The complaint was filed on Wednesday afternoon by Abdur Rashid, the affected trawler owner and president of the Teknaf-St....

Arakan Army abducts 20 Bangladeshi fishermen
Arakan Army abducts 20 Bangladeshi fishermen

Arakan Army, Myanmars anti-junta rebel group, has abducted 20 fishermen and 15 fishing boats from Bangladeshs Teknaf upazila, the groups second such cross-border raid in about a month. On Tuesday afternoon, the Myanmar rebels abducted the fishermen at gunpoint from an area near an estuary of Naf...