Myanmar’s army emptying Rakhine villages to boost defenses against rebels

July 11, 2024

Myanmar’s military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area, according to residents, a local activist group and media reports on Tuesday, AP […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta grip weakens on Maungdaw and Thandwe: Arakan Army

July 9, 2024

More than 750 Myanmar junta personnel have been killed in Maungdaw and Thandwe townships in Rakhine State in three months, according to the Arakan Army (AA), The Irrawaddy reports. The AA’s offensive to seize Thandwe, the town next to Myanmar’s most popular beach, Ngapali, started on April 13. It said it has seized over 15 […]Continue Reading

33, including two Myanmar border guards, wash up on Saint Martin’s Island

July 5, 2024

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Thirty-three people, including two members of Myanmar’s Border Guard, were stranded on Saint Martin’s Island after their trawler’s engine failed, officials said on Friday. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Coast Guard personnel took the group into custody and housed them at a hotel on the island’s northern beach, said Mujibur Continue Reading

Sami-Ud-Dowla Chy made ISPR director

July 5, 2024

NEWS DESK Lieutenant Colonel Sami-Ud-Dowla Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Army has been deputed to the Inter-Services Public Relation Directorate as its director. His job has been placed under the defence ministry. The public administration ministry issued a gazette notification on the appointment on Wednesday. Sami-Ud-Dowla will replace Lieutenant Colonel Abu Hayder Continue Reading

AA troops surround last Myanmar junta base in Maungdaw, Rakhine

July 4, 2024

Arakan Army (AA) troops have entered Maungdaw town in Rakhine State after seizing all junta positions including border guard police bases north and south of the town, sources close to the AA told The Irrawaddy on Thursday. The only junta presence left in Maungdaw Township is Border Guard Police Battalion 5 in Myo Thugyi ward […]Continue Reading

Rohingya night guard killed in Ukhia camp

July 3, 2024

NEWS DESK A Rohingya night guard was shot dead in a fierce fight between two groups at Ukhia camp in Cox’s Bazar on Monday night. The deceased is Muhammad Salim, 30, son of Maqbul Hossain of Block E-3 of Rohingya Camp 14 at Hakimpara of Ukhia. Two more Rohingyas were injured in this incident. They […]Continue Reading

Discussion held in Dhaka in memory of Iran’s martyred President Raisi

June 30, 2024

STAFF REPORTER A memorial discussion took place on Sunday at the Iran Cultural Center in Dhaka to mark the 40th day since the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the late president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his entourage. Speakers at the event said President Raisi was a humanitarian person who worked very […]Continue Reading

Indian blockade isolates Myanmar’s Rakhine, pressures Arakan Army to leave Chin State

June 29, 2024

Central Young Lai Association, an Indian civil society organization based in Mizoram, has blockaded the trade route used to import goods from India to war-wrecked Rakhine State through Chin State’s Paletwa Township to pressure the Arakan Army (AA) into leaving Chin State, The Irrawaddy reports. The blockade further isolates Rakhine, which is already suffering from […]Continue Reading

UPDF attacks Bengalis in Matiranga

June 26, 2024

MATIRANGA CORRESPONDENT Six Bengalis were allegedly abducted and brutally beaten by members of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) while working in the hills of Matiranga, Khagrachari, local officials said. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Muslimpara area of Taindong Union. Local sources said the Bengalis were clearing a garden for Taju Continue Reading

Rumors spread about St. Martin’s Island: ISPR

June 16, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Unintended firing incidents have occurred on Bangladeshi boats in the Naf River and adjacent estuary areas due to clashes between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army in Rakhine State, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed Sunday. Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed deep concern and protested on June 12, Continue Reading