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Warazein, Opinion February 17, 2026 Photo: WFP / Photo Library Executive Summary Arakan has long ranked among the poorest regions in Myanmar, with chronic underdevelopment affecting multiple communities across the state. In fragile and historically sensitive environments, humanitarian aid delivery must not only meet urgent needs but also preserve social cohesion. Even well-intentione

News February 17, 2026 Arakan Army Hands Over 73 Bangladeshi Fishermen (photocrd) The Arakan Army (AA) has handed over 73 Bangladeshi fishermen—who had illegally trespassed into Arakan territory, engaged in poaching fish, and were arrested and punished in accordance with the law—to the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) on February 16 (night). These 73 fishermen were

News February 16, 2026 Killed and Injured Civilians and Destroyed Houses (photocrd) Local residents report that on the night of February 15, the fascist military junta attacked Wa Hmyaung Village and Nga Oak Village in Kyaukphyu Township with drones and artillery shelling, killing two innocent civilians, including a one-year-old child, and injuring eight others. The de

News February 15, 2026 From January 1, 2026, to today, February 15, according to statistics compiled by Arakan Bay News, the Myanmar junta has conducted at least 10 airstrikes on Rakhine State. Within this one-and-a-half-month period, the continuous use of lethal drones, paramotors, jet fighters, and other aerial attacks in military operations has led to rising ci

News February 13, 2026 Junta-Sponsored Union Day and Killed Civilians in Arakan On February 12, 2026, the Union Day as the junta calls it, the terrorist Myanmar air force killed 7 and injured 16 civilians in Mrauk-U and Kyauktaw towns. At 9:11 p.m. that day, the terrorist military commission conducted an airstrike on Peik Thay ward, Duon Chaung cluster in Kyauktaw Town. Two

News February 13, 2026 On February 12, Union Day, the military commission troops carried out airstrikes on Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U towns in Rakhine State, resulting in a large number of civilian deaths and injuries, according to reports. Yesterday evening after 9 p.m., the military commission air force bombed Kyauktaw Town and Mrauk-U Town a total of 4 times. At ar

News February 13, 2026 In Rakhine State, within areas controlled by the terrorist military in Sittwe Town, 30 civilian Muslim men have been arrested and taken away by the terrorist military commission troops, accused of having connections with the Arakan Army (AA). Between February 6 and 10 of last week, 30 Muslim men in Sittwe Town were reportedly arrested by the ter

News February 12, 2026 In Bangladesh's Netrakona district, four polling stations were set on fire today, February 12, two days before the 13th National Election, in Sadar and Purba Dala towns. Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mamun Sarkar confirmed that unidentified individuals set fire to three government primary schools designated as polling stations in Sadar town and one

News February 11, 2026 BNP candidate Shahjahan Chowdhury (Cox's Bazar-4, Ukhiya-Teknaf) has criticized the Arakan Army (AA) over restrictions on Bangladeshi fishermen in the Naf River, urging government action, questioning the BGB's role, and promising laws to protect fishermen if elected. These statements misrepresent the facts: Detentions by the AA result from Bangl

News February 10, 2026 The Maraland Territorial Council (MTC-MDF) issued a statement today expressing respect and gratitude to the United League of Arakan / Arakan Army (ULA/AA) for providing care and friendliness that exceeds the level of alliance partners. On September 9, 2025, ULA/AA and MTC/MDF met, and even before that meeting, they had already been collaboratin

News February 10, 2026 In Rakhine State, members of the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), led by Daw Saw Mya Raza Lin and based in the Thitpoktaung Ward (Factory Ward) of Sittwe town, are reportedly being transported to the Sittwe frontline battleground in the same manner as terrorist military council troops, according to sources. More than 40 ALP troops departed around 2:00 PM

News February 9, 2026 According to ground-level news and information, in the Muslim refugee camps in Bangladesh, many local residents from Cox's Bazar district are being accepted as so-called Rohingya Muslim refugees. On March 4, 2025, some residents of Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh began prioritizing obtaining relief supplies from UNHCR over their Bangladeshi citizenship. Du

News February 9, 2026 Muslims from Maungdaw Township have donated 50 million kyats for the reconstruction of the Mrauk-U People's General Hospital, which was destroyed by junta airstrikes, where people of various ethnicities were receiving treatment, according to reports. The donation ceremony took place yesterday, February 8, in Mrauk-U District. It was attended by senior o

News February 8, 2026 The award ceremony and four youths (photocrd) In Mrauk-U, the ancient cultural capital of Arakan State, four youths who discovered ancient treasure items along with 132 silver coins were honored today, February 8, by the Arakan People's Revolutionary Government in a formal ceremony with certificates of appreciation and cash rewards, according to reports. T

Breaking News February 8, 2026 Destroyed Houses and Injured Civilians (photocrd) On February 8, 2026, at approximately 1:35 PM, an air attack carried out by the junta military forces targeted a residential neighborhood in Thandwe Township, Thandwe town, Ward No. 3, along Bo Gyoke Road. According to an initial report submitted by the Thandwe District Administration Department, the a

News February 8, 2026 In urban and rural areas of the Arakan region under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), the Arakkha People's Revolutionary Government has begun field inspections of illegally operated clinics starting from the beginning of February, according to reports. To prevent unwanted health risks related to medicines for the people in the Arakan region, the insp

News February 8, 2026 In some townships of Arakan, the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Committee under the Arakkha People's Revolutionary Government has been leading awareness talks on the dangers of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS for high school students and pupils. These sessions were held during the first week of February last month, according to reports. During

News February 7, 2026 Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party has confirmed it will field no female candidates  in the upcoming parliamentary elections, and women are barred from holding the party's top leadership position, according to statements from its Ameer (chief), Shafiqur Rahman. In a recent interview with Al Jazeera English, Rahman explained the party's stance, stating tha

Article Review February 7, 2026 Ancient Arakan Coins and Article by Arakanese Scholar Seit Twe Maung The article by Seit Twe Maung, published in the Rakhine Tanzaung Magazine in 1960-61, presents a critical and detailed refutation of the emerging narrative that positions the Rohingya as a distinct indigenous ethnic group in Arakan (present-day Rakhine State). This commentary highli

News February 7, 2026 A diaspora Muslim (Rohingya) activist Wai Wai Nu, speaking at a solidarity event in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill during the International Religious Freedom Summit (February 1-3, 2026), condemned China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, labeling it as "genocide" and urging global attention to what she described as "severe oppre