{"id":3514,"date":"2025-10-26T13:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=3514"},"modified":"2025-10-26T13:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:47:08","slug":"bangladeshs-warning-to-arakan-army-aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2025\/10\/26\/bangladeshs-warning-to-arakan-army-aa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh\u2019s Warning to Arakan Army (AA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;The Arakan Army (AA) is a group that harbors far more hatred toward the Rohingya than either the military regime or the NUG government. The AA is involved in drug and arms trafficking. It also threatens the livelihoods of Bangladeshi communities living along the coastline. Since it&#8217;s undermining stability and security in the border areas, we will take necessary actions in the interest of our national welfare.&#8221; \u2014 Lieutenant General Kamrul Hasan, Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lt. Gen. Kamrul Hasan<\/strong>, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh, recently made a strong statement against the <strong>Arakan Army (AA)<\/strong>, accusing it of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hating the Rohingya more than Myanmar\u2019s military junta or the NUG<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engaging in drug and arms trafficking<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Threatening the livelihoods of Bangladeshi coastal communities<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Destabilizing border security<\/strong>, especially in areas adjacent to Rakhine State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that Bangladesh would take necessary actions to protect its <strong>national interests and border stability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes amid growing concern that the AA\u2019s control over much of northern Rakhine\u2014including <strong>Maungdaw and Buthidaung<\/strong>\u2014is obstructing efforts to repatriate <strong>over 1 million Rohingya refugees<\/strong> currently in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The statement by Lt. Gen. Kamrul Hasan criticizing the Arakan Army (AA) has been reported in Bangladeshi media. It reflects growing concern over border instability and Rohingya repatriation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what\u2019s been reported recently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Developments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lt. Gen. Kamrul Hasan<\/strong> of Bangladesh made a strong statement accusing the <strong>Arakan Army (AA)<\/strong> of being more hostile toward the Rohingya than Myanmar\u2019s military junta or the NUG. He also alleged AA involvement in <strong>drug and arms trafficking<\/strong>, and warned that AA activities threaten <strong>Bangladeshi coastal communities<\/strong> and <strong>border security<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This aligns with broader concerns voiced by <strong>Brig. Gen. (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain<\/strong>, who called the AA the <strong>\u201cbiggest obstacle\u201d to Rohingya repatriation<\/strong>. He emphasized that AA\u2019s control over Rakhine territory complicates efforts to return over <strong>1.2 million Rohingya refugees<\/strong> currently in Bangladesh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The AA has reportedly seized <strong>14 out of 17 townships<\/strong> in Rakhine State, including key border areas like <strong>Maungdaw and Buthidaung<\/strong>, effectively controlling the frontier with Bangladesh and India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional Implications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With the Myanmar junta losing ground, <strong>India and Bangladesh are reassessing their approach<\/strong> to the AA. Some analysts suggest that despite AA\u2019s hostility toward the Rohingya, its territorial control may force neighboring countries to engage with it diplomatically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The situation remains tense, especially as <strong>Bangladesh\u2019s national interest<\/strong> now hinges on maintaining <strong>border stability<\/strong>, curbing <strong>illicit trafficking<\/strong>, and finding a viable path for <strong>Rohingya repatriation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Arakan Army (AA) is a group that harbors far more hatred toward the Rohingya than either the military regime or the NUG government. The AA is involved in drug and arms trafficking. It also threatens the livelihoods of Bangladeshi communities living along the coastline. Since it&#8217;s undermining stability and security in the border areas, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2,11,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-international-news","category-myanmar-muslims-history","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3516,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3514\/revisions\/3516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}