Category: Bangladesh

Bangladesh Under Threat from Arakan Army’s Expanding Drug Empire The ongoing conflict, power struggles, and proliferation of armed groups in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have long created serious security risks for Bangladesh. Among these groups, the Arakan Army (AA) has in recent years emerged as the most influential, militarily capable, and territory-controlling organization. Beyond the Rohingya […]

The-Rohingya-Genocide_Starvation-and-forced-labour-as-tools-of-erasure This report – the twelfth in our ongoing series – documents continued breaches of the International Court of Justice’s binding orders to protect the Rohingya, issued as part of The Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar. It is being published ahead of Myanmar’s next six-month reporting deadline to the Court. Drawing on first-hand documentation from […]

Years after large numbers of Rohingya refugees began seeking protection in Bangladesh in 2017, the Rohingya crisis has transitioned from an acute emergency into a deeply entrenched Protracted Refugee Situation (PRS). With more than one million stateless refugees now living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, long term displacement has generated consequences that extend far beyond immediate humanitarian […]

By Aman Ullah In Myanmar, the illegal drug market has seen the primary source of funding for the People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) and the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs). Though need is always on the rise for firearms, ammunition, and logistics, these groups have found drug trafficking to be a lucrative way to not only maintain […]

On 17 October the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) and members of the European Parliament issued a joint letter calling for greater attention to the escalating humanitarian crisis facing Rohingya both in refugee camps in Bangladesh and those internally displaced in Myanmar. The text of the statement is as follows. Today, members of ASEAN Parliamentarians […]

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) is launching an international advocacy mission to Brussels from 14 to 18 October 2025 to spotlight the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar, the dire conditions of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and the worsening rollback of rights and democracy across Southeast Asia. A delegation of current and former lawmakers […]

In Mingal gyi, Paungza, Laldiya, and Suwaddyia, around 450 Rohingya are reportedly trying to flee to Bangladesh due to AA/ULA’s harsh restrictions, according to local sources reported to wsnews24.com. Most of them originate from Buthidaung Township and are facing difficulties at the border because of AA/ULA’s tight control. While AA/ULA allows Rohingya to cross toward […]

Because the Arakan Army (AA) has completely sealed off the Bangladesh border, pregnant women, chronic patients, and emergency cases in Maungdaw are facing life-threatening situations without access to medical treatment, according to local sources speaking to wsnews24.com. On September 24, the AA summoned six township administrators to a meeting and announced that all cross-border movements […]

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain today said the government, with the cooperation of international organisations, is working to ensure the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar with their rights guaranteed. He said this while replying to questions from journalists after attending a communal harmony rally at the Khagrachhari Upazila Parishad auditorium on […]