Photo: UCR Arakan Now | 1 May 2026 The United Council of Rohingya (UCR) has announced a key leadership transition as part of its rotational governance system, marking a new chapter in the organization’s collective leadership structure. Under UCR’s established policy, five leaders serve in rotation, each holding the presidency for a six-month term. In line with this framework, MV. Mr. Sayed Ullah has concluded his tenure as Acting President, having served from 23 October 2025

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 29 April 2026 Siding with Meta Platforms, a federal appellate court on Tuesday refused to revive a lawsuit alleging that the company helped fuel the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, according to a report by MediaPost. The ruling, issued by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, arose from a class-action complaint brought in 2021 by a refugee who fled Myanmar after her father was detained by the military in 2012. Proceeding anonymou

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 2 May 2026 The Arakan Army abducted seven Rohingya individuals on April 30 from Lea Wet Daung Pyin Shey village in Buthidaung Township, according to a local resident. Two of the victims are from Kyaw Hla Pyin, while the other five are from Dun Chaung, where they had been sheltering. The two victims from Kyaw Hla Pyin have been identified as Mohammed Hares, 17, son of Mohammed Miya, and Jani Alom, 20, son of Nur Hakim. A local resident told Arakan

Photo: TTN Arakan Now | 29 April 2026 Authorities have detained 72 people, including 69 Myanmar nationals and three suspected human trafficking brokers, in two separate operations along the Teknaf border in Cox’s Bazar, officials from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said, citing a report by TTN. Teknaf-2 BGB commander Lieutenant Colonel Md. Hanifur Rahman confirmed the matter on Monday (April 27) afternoon, though he later declined to provide an official statement. However,