Arakan Army abducts 11 fishermen, seizes 5 trawlers from Naf River estuary

April 8, 2025

HNILA CORRESPONDENT Myanmar’s rebel group Arakan Army abducted 11 Bangladeshi fishermen and seized five fishing trawlers from the Naf River estuary in Teknaf on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 12:30pm when armed members of the group crossed the river near Saint Martin’s Island using speedboats and intercepted the boats at gunpoint, said Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi […]Continue Reading

Cox’s Bazar woman becomes first Rakhine barrister in Bangladesh

April 7, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Momoshen Rakhine, a young woman from Cox’s Bazar’s Rakhine community, has become the first barrister from the ethnic group in Bangladesh. She was called to the Bar at a ceremony held at The Honourable Society of Middle Temple in London last month on March 27. Momoshen, a resident of Boro Rakhine Para […]Continue Reading

Two abducted by armed group in Teknaf

April 7, 2025

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Armed assailants abducted two individuals, including a man who had just been married a day earlier, from a home in Teknaf’s Baharchhara union on Saturday night. The victims were identified as Nur Kamal, 50, a resident of Jadimura in Hnila union, and Belal Uddin, 18, of Rangikhali area. The incident took place around […]Continue Reading

Fisherman loses leg in landmine blast near Myanmar border

April 7, 2025

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi fisherman lost his right leg in a landmine explosion while fishing near the Myanmar border on Sunday. The victim, Firoz Alam, 30, is the son of Md Ali Ahmed from the Amtali area of Teknaf’s Hwaikong union. The explosion occurred around noon at Totar Island, located approximately 100 yards inside Myanmar […]Continue Reading

US to give $73 million to aid Rohingya refugees, State Dept says

March 27, 2025

The Trump administration said on Thursday it will provide $73 million in new financial aid to Rohingya refugees through the U.N. World Food Programme, amid concerns that aid cuts could deepen the crisis for the world’s largest stateless population, Reuters reports. “This food and nutrition support through @WFP will provide critically needed food and nutrition Continue Reading

Rohingya in Bangladesh face dire consequences if aid money drops, say UN agencies

March 24, 2025

Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Reuters reports. Refugee agency UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration issued the warning at the launch of their first joint multi-year funding appeal for food and educational help to Rohingya […]Continue Reading

Four bodies found after Rohingya trawler sinks in Naf River; BGB member among missing

March 23, 2025

At least four bodies were found floating in the Naf River after a trawler carrying Rohingyas capsized while attempting to enter Bangladesh illegally from Myanmar through Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, officials have said.  The bodies — those of three women and a child — were spotted by locals in the estuary near Shah Porir Dwip […]Continue Reading

US official sought to end aid for Rohingya refugees, email says

March 15, 2025

The Trump administration official overseeing the dismantling of the main U.S. foreign aid agency proposed phasing out help for crisis-torn Lebanon and the Rohingya, the world’s largest stateless population, according to an email reviewed by Reuters. Written on February 16 by Peter Marocco, the acting USAID deputy administrator, the email provides a window into some Continue Reading

UN to slash rations to Rohingya refugees by half to $6 per month, official says

March 5, 2025

NEWS DESK The United Nations will cut food rations to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12.50 to $6 per month next month after failing to find funds, an official said, raising fears among aid workers of rising hunger in the world’s largest refugee settlement, Reuters reports. “Yesterday, I was informed verbally, and today I received […]Continue Reading

Japan, Unicef sign $3.3M deal to strengthen assistance for Rohingya children

March 4, 2025

NEWS DESK The government of Japan has allocated approximately $3.3 million to support Unicef’s response to the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees. Through this grant, 65,000 Rohingya refugees, 41,000 of them children, will reach Bangladesh, providing them access to education, WASH, health and nutrition support in Cox’s Bazar district and Bhasan Char, said the Embassy Continue Reading