Photo: Dhaka Tribune Arakan Now | 10 December 2025 On 6 December, at around 11:00 a.m., the Arakan Army (AA), together with the Rohingya Jury Committee and the Rohingya Unity Council, held a meeting with displaced villagers from the Kya Kyet Pet Kan Pyin / Tat Ya village tract in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State. A local resident told Arakan Now  that the meeting crushed the remaining hope of villagers who have long dreamed of returning to their homes. “The AA told us that

Photo: Frontier Myanmar Arakan Now | 10 December 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has been establishing several new Rakhine villages on former Rohingya villages and farmland in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships of Rakhine State. According to local sources, the Arakan Army has constructed a new Rakhine village with more than 100 households in Sin Oe Pyin Ywar Gyi (Saow Parang), a northern Rohingya village in Buthidaung Township. Farmland has reportedly been distributed as part of the

Photo: Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh Arakan Now | Dec 8, 2025 The Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of Japan, inaugurated an expanded sanitary landfill facility at Camp 20 Extension in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, on Sunday, December 7. The expansion marks a significant milestone in strengthening safe, sustainable and system-based solid waste management for both Rohingya refugees a

Photo: UK in Bangladesh Arakan Now | 8 Dec 2025 The United Kingdom and Qatar have jointly announced USD 11.2 million in funding  to support more than 647,000 Rohingyas  and Bangladeshi host communities  in Cox's Bazar, strengthening humanitarian assistance and environmental protection efforts. The joint funding will help provide LPG  to vulnerable Rohingya households living in the camps, aiming to improve living conditions while reducing environmental degradation in and aroun

Photo: Frontier Myanmar The Arakan Army (AA) has constructed several new Rakhine villages on former Rohingya villages in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships of Rakhine State, according to residents and local sources. A resident who spoke to Arakan Now  said that a new Rakhine village with more than 90 households has been built between the Rohingya villages of Ywet Nyo Taung (Rongia Daung) and U Hla Hpay in Buthidaung Township. The resident added that similar construction has ta

Photo: Bernama Arakan Now | 7 Dec 2025 Authorities detained 843 undocumented migrants during an integrated enforcement operation in Selayang Baru last night, after they were suspected of committing various offences under the Immigration Act. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, who chairs the State Security Committee, said those arrested comprised 808 men and 35 women aged between 21 and 53, including individuals from Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal

Photo: Times of Bangladesh Arakan Now | 6 Dec 2025 Coast Guard members have arrested eight people while they were attempting to smuggle cement into Myanmar. At the time of the arrest, 375 bags of cement were seized from their possession, according to the Times of Bangladesh  A case has been filed against them, Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq said in a press release on Saturday morning. He added, “Acting on a tip-off, a special team from Cox’s Bazar

Photo: U Soe Paing during an interview about his role in AA-linked drug transport. (Bay of Bengal Post) Arakan Now | 6 Dec 2025 A man identified as U Soe Paing says he was drawn into transporting narcotics for the Arakan Army (AA) after losing work, telling the Bay of Bengal Post in an interview that he did not know drugs were involved when he accepted the job. He said he had worked as a motorboat driver in Taunggup since 2003 and moved to another area only because jobs were

Photo: RRRC Arakan Now | 3 December 2025 Bangladesh on 3 December received 3,000 metric tonnes of sunflower oil under the Grain from Ukraine initiative, a humanitarian effort funded by Sweden and supported by the World Food Programme (WFP). Ambassadors from Sweden, France, and Ukraine were present at the handover ceremony, underscoring their governments' continued engagement in addressing food insecurity among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar. Officials expressed appreciation

Photo: Times of Bangladesh Arakan Now | 23 December 2025 A Rohingya youth was detained at the Sirajganj regional passport office on Wednesday after allegedly attempting to obtain a Bangladeshi passport using false identity documents, according to the Times of Bangladesh . The detainee, 20-year-old Riajul Mostafa, was handed over to police after passport officials noticed inconsistencies in his statements and behaviour. Muntakim Md Ibrahim, assistant director of the Sirajganj

Photo: Photo: Anadolu Ajansı/ File Photo Arakan Now | 3 December 2025 The Myanmar navy detained four Rohingya fishermen from Sin Tat Maw village in Pauktaw Township on 26 November after halting their small fishing boat near the coast, an activist based in Sittwe said. Following their arrest, rumours circulated alleging that a large vessel carrying about 400 Rohingya had also been intercepted that same day. The activist told Arakan Now  that the rumour was unfounded and that n

Photo: AA info Desk Arakan Now | 2 December 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has carried out a major operation in Kyauk Chaung (Shilkhali) village in northern Maungdaw, detaining dozens of Rohingya men and leaving families fearing for the safety of their loved ones. A resident told Arakan Now that AA members entered the village around 1:00 p.m. on 29 November  and ordered all Rohingya men aged 20 to 45 to leave their homes. At least 40 men were taken away . According to the latest a

Photo: The Star Arakan Now | 2 December 2025 The government is developing a new registration system to collect biometric data on all refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. He told the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Dec 2) that the initiative, introduced under National Security Council Directive No. 23, will provide the government with official and comprehensive data on refugees — information that has until now been ma

Photo: The Business Standard Arakan Now | 2 December 2025 HCI, Canada's oldest Muslim-led international relief organisation, has delivered humanitarian and development projects for more than 40 years in over 60 countries. Its work in Bangladesh spans several decades, long before the Rohingya influx of 2017. Since then, it has become one of the few Canadian NGOs with a sustained presence in Cox's Bazar, supporting refugees and host communities through programmes in education,

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 30 November 2025 Bangladesh has made it clear that it will not provide permanent shelter to the newly arrived Rohingyas, stressing that the country is already overburdened with nearly 1.2 million refugees who have lived here for about a decade. An estimated 150,000 Rohingyas have crossed into Bangladesh in recent months, fleeing intensified fighting between the Arakan Army and Myanmar’s military junta in Rakhine State. Unlike previous influxes, D

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 29 November 2025 Authorities in Satkania upazila of Chattogram, Bangladesh arrested 22 Rohingyas early Saturday during joint operations supported by the army and Ansar, according to a report by New Age . Satkania UNO Khondoker Mahmudul Hasan  said the detainees had left the Ukhiya Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar about two weeks ago and were working at local brick kilns. Based on intelligence, 10 were picked up from Sadaha union  and 12 from Keochia

Photo: United Council of Rohang Arakan Now | 28 November 2025 The United Council of Rohang (UCR), as a representative Rohingya leadership body, expresses deep concern over the recent interview aired by Ekattor Media, where a few ordinary Rohingya individuals were selectively questioned about resettlement. According to UCR, the individuals featured in the segment stated that they would consider resettlement only after the reporter specifically asked whether they would go to a

Narinjara Arakan Now | 28 November 2025 The Military Junta carried out an airstrike in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, killing six people and injuring seven others. According to BNA, the attack took place this morning when military aircraft bombed two villages in the township at around 10:45 a.m. The junta forces dropped one bomb on Kyaugnpho Village at 10:45 a.m., followed by another bomb near Kansauk Mountain at 10:53 a.m. Local sources reported that the airstrikes caused

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 27 November 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) today seized two Bangladeshi fishing trawlers and abducted 12 fishermen after the vessels reportedly became stranded in the Bay of Bengal, south of Saint Martin’s Island. Mohammad Azim, president of the St. Martin Fishing Boat Owners’ Association, confirmed that all 12 detainees are residents of the island. He said six of the abducted fishermen were aboard a trawler owned by Iliyas of West Para, while the rem

Photo: UNB Arakan Now | 27 November 2025 Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said that bringing the Rohingya crisis back onto the international agenda is one of the success stories of the interim government, claiming that the issue had become a “forgotten” matter during the previous regime. “This crisis had turned into a forgotten matter. The interim government has brought it back and made it a talking point in international discussions,” he told reporte