Arakan Now | 24 Feb 2026 Local Rakhine groups, reportedly accompanied by members of the Arakan Army, are taking cattle and buffalo belonging to Rohingya residents in Myawtaung (Saliprang) and nearby villages in northern Maungdaw Township, according to local residents. A resident told Arakan Now that armed local Rakhine individuals, along with Arakan Army personnel, have entered Rohingya villages, shot livestock, and taken the meat away. The resident added that villagers are u

Photo: Coxs Bazar News-CBN Arakan Now | 24 Feb 2026 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained three members of the Arakan Army while they were attempting to enter Bangladesh through the Amtali border area in Naiksyangchhari, according to Coxs Bazar News (CBN). The arrests took place on Monday evening (23 February) in Ward No. 8 of Ghumdhum Union. According to BGB sources, border patrol members intercepted three individuals while they were crossing into Bangladesh through the

Photo: AI-generated image for illustrative purposes only. Arakan Now | 24 Feb 2026 A teenage Rohingya girl, Khushmida, daughter of Hf Abul Shoma and Khumsuma from Let Wea Daung Pyin Shey village tract, Htin Sha Phin hamlet, died after falling from a vehicle while attempting to escape from members of the Arakan Army (AA), who were taking her for military conscription. A resident told Arakan Now that Khushmida had been kept in hiding for several days in different houses out of

Arakan Now | 22 Feb 2026 Local Rakhine residents, together with members of the Arakan Army, are dismantling Rohingya houses and mosques in Myawtaung Village, northern Maungdaw Township, and using the materials to construct new Rakhine settler villages, eyewitnesses said. In 2017, Myanmar’s military burned most of the houses and mosques in Myawtaung Village and forced residents to flee to Bangladesh during the genocidal clearance operations against the Rohingya. After that, ab