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,

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.

Silchar: At least five suspected members, including a leader, of the Myanmar-based insurgent group Chin National Front (CNF), were arrested on Wednesday for illegally transporting weapons from across the border to Bangladesh through northeastern India,

Mizoram police, along with intelligence agencies, intercepted a large cache of arms, including AK-47 rifles and ammunition, in Saithah village. This operation thwarted an arms trade between Myanmar's Chin National Front and Bangladesh's United People's Democratic Front,

Human Rights Watch, or HRW, warns that even if the government in Bangladesh changes, the practice of human rights violations will remain the same without “systemic reforms”. In its World Report 2025, released on Thursday, the annual country report styled, “Bangladesh: Lasting Reforms Needed to Stop Abuses,” highlights the flow of events in 2024.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained 58 Rohingyas ... the detentions were made following a tip-off about Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar with assistance from several Bangladeshi nationals. Acting on the information, BGB personnel launched ...

The Arakan Army, a rebel group in Myanmar, released two cargo ships today which were captured while going to the Teknaf Port. The two vessels arrived at Teknaf Port from Maungdaw via the Naf River between 11:20am and 11:50am, said Jasim Uddin, general manager of the United Land Port in Teknaf.