NewsHome Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced two new army camps will be established near the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar hills to stop frequent kidnappings. The camps will be set up in Rangikhali and Noakhalipara (Nurali Para) under the leadership of the Ramu 10th Infantry Division amid rising drug trafficking, gambling, and armed group activities inside the camps.
NewsThe Rohingya Research Foundation has launched www.rohingyaresearch.org, an independent platform documenting Rohingya history, culture, archives, and research for scholars, journalists, and the public.
NewsA 20-year-old Rohingya TomTom driver, Asmot Ullah, was injured in gunfire near an Ansar post in Camp-2W, Cox’s Bazar, at 4:40 p.m. on October 4, 2026. He was admitted to GK IRC Hospital. The shooting is alleged to involve members of the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO); details remain unclear.
NewsNight watch system in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps, started 2021-22 for security, has become a business for Majhis. Poor families do duty 4 times monthly or pay 300+ taka/night; others pay 9,000 taka yearly. Watchmen often guard leaders and checkpoints, not blocks. Crimes persist. Rohingya Monitor urges stronger official patrols.
NewsARSA has condemned the ongoing clashes between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar military that are killing civilians across Arakan State, particularly in Kyawtaw Township. The group accused the AA of positioning its forces in crowded villages and using civilians as human shields, while also alleging forced recruitment of Rohingya girls under 18, extortion of 50,000 Kyat per family, and attacks on other ethnic minorities that forced over 150 Chakma and Mro people to flee to Bangladesh on 18 September 2026.
NewsARSA has released footage of its September 24 operation against the militant Arakan Army (AA) in northern Maungdaw, showing fighting, the capture of an AA post and one AA militant. The video also shows weapons and ammunition ARSA said it seized during the operation.
NewsMalaysia has begun returning nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals to Myanmar, despite warnings over safety and ongoing conflict. The first group is part of a planned repatriation of up to 5,000 people, while the identities and ethnic backgrounds of those being returned have not been fully disclosed.
NewsARSA Chief of General Staff Ustad Khalid Junun addressed the Rohingya community on recent fighting with the militant Arakan Army (AA) and alleged crimes inside Rohingya refugee camps by RSO. He also spoke about alleged violence against Rohingya women by the militant AA and Myanmar military, while reaffirming ARSA’s commitment to armed struggle for Rohingya freedom in Arakan State.
NewsRohingya Monitor launches as an investigative platform dedicated to documenting crimes, human rights violations and underreported developments affecting Rohingya communities, while exposing misinformation and bringing verified ground-level information to the public.
NewsRohingya Monitor is tracking an increasingly aggressive anti-Rohingya campaign in Malaysia, led in part by social-media personality Awie MBR. His repeated videos and posts target Rohingya refugees in workplaces, residential areas and public spaces. At the same time, similar content is being actively promoted by Rakhine social-media accounts across Malaysia and elsewhere in the region, raising questions about a wider coordinated movement targeting Rohingya refugees.
