Bangladesh Border Mine Explosion Deaths Unrelated to ULA/AA

News ၊ May 26, 2026

The ULA/AA announced today, May 26, that the deaths of three Chakma people from Naikhongchhari Township in Bangladesh due to a landmine explosion are being falsely portrayed on some propaganda social media platforms as mines planted by the ULA/AA.

In the statement, the organization explicitly denied any connection to the incident, stating that the explosion occurred on the Bangladesh side of the border and had absolutely nothing to do with them.

The statement further said that the area where the incident occurred is one of the main areas where Islamist extremist militant groups such as ARSA, ARA, and RSO operate and move about. It is also reportedly a restricted area where these armed groups have prohibited local ethnic residents of Bangladesh from traveling.

The statement added that Islamist extremist militant groups active along the Bangladesh-Arakan border — including ARSA, ARA, and RSO — have long taken advantage of the fact that the Arakan Army (AA) has been occupied defending against offensives by the military junta.

These groups have allegedly been planting improvised mines along the border and in remote forests and roads inside Arakan, carrying out ambushes, killings, attempted terrorist attacks, extorting money from local civilians, kidnappings, violent robberies, murders, and stealing livestock belonging to residents.

Local civilians traveling along the border have reportedly, from time to time, been killed or injured by landmines planted by these Islamist extremist militant organizations such as ARSA, ARA, and RSO.

At around 11:00 a.m. on May 24, 2026, a landmine explosion occurred in Naikhongchhari Township, Bandarban District, Bangladesh, near the Arakan-Bangladesh border.

Three local civilians who were working nearby on hill farms reportedly died in the blast. The ULA/AA said it was deeply saddened by the incident and expressed condolences to the victims’ families and relatives.

The ULA/AA also urged residents living in the Arakan-Bangladesh border region to be especially cautious of the dangers posed by Islamist extremist militant groups and landmines, not only in forests and remote areas but also in places commonly used for travel.

Although there are not yet official diplomatic relations between the Bangladesh government and the Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government, the statement said that progress and mutual understanding had been developing regarding social, economic, healthcare, and humanitarian matters affecting people on both sides of the border.

It claimed that certain groups with hostile intentions toward these developments are attempting to damage relations between the two sides by conducting political attacks and spreading accusations against the ULA/AA in various ways.

Therefore, the ULA/AA reiterated that the landmine explosion had absolutely no connection to the organization. It also stated that it is prepared to cooperate with the Bangladesh government and international counterterrorism organizations to prevent threats posed by Islamist extremist militant groups committing acts of violence along the border region.

Source@onenationews