Photo: Times of Bangladesh Arakan Now | 1 March 2026 The Bangladesh Coast Guard has rescued 153 individuals, including women and children, and arrested 15 suspected human traffickers during a midnight operation in the deep sea off Saint Martin’s Island, officials said on Sunday, according to the Times of Bangladesh. The operation, conducted around 3:00 a.m. by the Coast Guard vessel Kamruzzaman, was launched based on intelligence reports indicating that a large group of peopl

Photo: The Banglagesh Today Arakan Now | 1 March 2026 Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has announced plans to establish permanent Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) stations in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar following recent fire incidents that exposed serious gaps in emergency response, according to The Business Standard. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with FSCD officials at the Bangladesh Secretariat today, the minister said directives have already been issued to c

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 26 Feb 2026 A nearly blind Rohingya refugee has died in the United States after being arrested without clear cause and later left on a roadside by U.S. Border Patrol officers, according to U.S. media reports. The victim, identified as 56-year-old Nurul Amin Shah Alam, arrived in Buffalo about 15 months ago after fleeing genocide in Myanmar. Authorities reportedly released him near a shop about five miles from his home without notifying his family

Photo: Collected  Arakan Now | 27 Feb 2026 The Arakan Army abducted three Rohingya girls for conscription on 25 February 2026 from WaYa Chaung village tract, Doe Don village, in Buthidaung Township, according to local sources. A resident told Arakan Now that the girls had left Buthidaung due to fear of conscription. While fleeing to Bangladesh through Maungdaw, they were intercepted by AA members and taken back to Buthidaung Township, where they are reportedly being held at a