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News Global Arakan Network November 16, 2025 In Rakhine State’s Rathedaung Township, airstrikes by the military junta on two villages resulted in the deaths of 5 civilians and injuries to at least 5 others, according to local sources. On the morning of November 15, at around 9:30 AM, junta forces used a jet fighter to bomb Ba Hta Le village in Rathedaung Township. Approximately 30 minutes later, at around 10:00...

Kyaw Zann, Opinion Global Arakan Network November 15, 2025 The countdown to Dhaka’s February 2026 polls echoes across the Naf like distant thunder, stirring the salt-soaked air of our coastal villages. We do not speak of “democracy” in the abstract; instead, we speak of rice that no longer crosses the river, of clinics that have been shuttered by sealed borders, and of sons who vanished into the camps only to...

News Translation Global Arakan Network November 14, 2025 Lieutenant Colonel Farukh Hossain Khan. Lt. Col. Farukh Hossain Khan, the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 34th Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion in Cox's Bazar, has been accused of sharing yaba with traders. He has also been involved in various criminal activities including smuggling and torturing traders at the border. Lt. Col. Farukh has given...