According to the reports, the Arakan Army is now marching ahead to take control of these weapons factories to further strengthen its military power.
The political landscape has been impacted by the rebel group Arakan Army (AA), which has defeated the military junta and taken control of the Western Command Headquarters in Rakhine State. With this major development,
The US has reaffirmed continued support to Bangladesh's ongoing democratic transition. The newly-appointed Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the US Embassy in Dhaka Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson conveyed this when she called on Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain at the foreign ministry yesterday.
Due to the ongoing civil war in Myanmar, plumes of smoke and flames have been observed along the Rakhine border near Teknaf in Bangladesh. Residents along the border have also reported hearing loud explosions.
As the interim government under Mohammad Yunus grows closer to Pakistan, and the Arakan Army in Myanmar expands its reach near Bangladesh’s borders, the prospect of conflict looms large.
The leader of a Myanmar-based militant group was among five people who were arrested by the Mizoram Police in what they said was one of the largest arms bust in the northeast state.
In a meticulous operation, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police have jointly seized 30 gelatin sticks and 20 detonators near the important Aijal Club at Khatla Road in Aizawl, officials said here on Sunday.
Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka, Yao Wen, has expressed China`s readiness to sign an implementation plan for exchanging hydrological information
An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity said Thursday.
Myanmar militant arrested: Mizoram Police has arrested five people, including a leader of Chin National Front (CNF), an insurgent group based in Myanmar, near the India-Bangladesh border in west Mizoram's Mamit district. The police have also seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from their possession.
It is important to note that the area bordering Bangladesh is now under the control of the Arakan Army. This is the first complete border of Myanmar to come under the control of a rebel group.
Despite ongoing efforts, three cargo vessels carrying 50,000 sacks of goods remain under the control of the Arakan Army, as the group demands a share in border trade. The three cargo vessels were detained last Thursday while en route to the port from Yangon,