Photo: BSS News Arakan Now | 3 March 2026 Japan has signed a new agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), providing $1.4 million to deliver life-saving support to Rohingya children and families in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. The funding will benefit more than 56,500 Rohingya, including over 36,000 children, through critical services in education, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), nutrition and health, according to a UNICEF press release issued yesterda

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 2 March 2026 The Arakan Army reportedly abducted three Rohingya girls from WaYa Chaung village in Buthidaung Township on 18 February, local sources told Arakan Now. Two of the victims have been identified: Minara, the daughter of Hallu, and an unnamed daughter of Rahmat Ullah. The identity of the third girl remains unknown. According to villagers, the girls were taken from their homes without warning and are currently being held at the AA’s base

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 2 March 2026 A new report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warns that Rohingya communities in northern Rakhine State continue to face systematic human rights abuses by both the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), amid severe displacement, food insecurity, and restricted humanitarian access. The findings, covering development in 2025, highlight the continuing vulnerability of civilians and the lack of enfor

Photo: Times of Bangladesh Arakan Now | 1 March 2026 The Bangladesh Coast Guard has rescued 153 individuals, including women and children, and arrested 15 suspected human traffickers during a midnight operation in the deep sea off Saint Martin’s Island, officials said on Sunday, according to the Times of Bangladesh. The operation, conducted around 3:00 a.m. by the Coast Guard vessel Kamruzzaman, was launched based on intelligence reports indicating that a large group of peopl