Rohingya Crisis: Bangladesh Must Guard Against Geopolitical Manipulation
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs the Rohingya crisis grinds into its seventh year, a dangerous new narrative is quietly gaining ground in international discourse, one that risks destabilising the region further and placing Bangladesh in an increasingly precarious geopolitical position. What began as a legitimate humanitarian concern is now being reshaped by external forces, Continue Reading
Counterpoint: Misreading Realities – A Rebuttal to the International Crisis Group’s Analysis on Rohingya Insurgency Risks
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs of mid-2025, nearly one million Rohingya refugees remain confined to overcrowded, restricted camps in southeastern Bangladesh. Years after the brutal ethnic cleansing operations launched by Myanmar’s Tatmadaw in 2017, repatriation efforts remain frozen, justice mechanisms are slow-moving, and international pressure on Naypyidaw is virtually non-existent. Against this backdrop, the Continue Reading
Bangladesh Signals Tough Line on Arakan Army, Rohingya Repatriation
Reading Time: 2 minutesBangladesh has issued a clear and measured warning to the Arakan Army (AA): facilitate the safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees and ensure human rights are upheld or face serious consequences. Should AA forces enter Bangladeshi territory following any violations, Dhaka has indicated it is prepared to respond with Continue Reading
UN Clarifies Non-Involvement in Rakhine Corridor Proposal
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe United Nations has recently put to bed rumours of its involvement in any so-called “humanitarian corridor” running from Bangladesh into Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine State. Speaking candidly at a DCAB Talk in Dhaka, Gwyn Lewis, the UN’s top representative in Bangladesh, made it crystal clear that the UN isn’t part Continue Reading
Arakan Army (AA)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlso Known As: Arakan Liberation Army (in propaganda)Political Wing: United League of Arakan (ULA)Founded: 2009Base of Operations: Northern and Central Rakhine; Paletwa (Chin State); Western Sagaing (limited)Ideology: Rakhine ethno-nationalism; secular; anti-juntaObjective: Establish autonomous or independent Arakan state with AA/ULA as core governing force ➤ Order of Battle (ORBAT) Component Estimate Continue Reading