Bangladeshi indigenous man abducted by Muslim armed groups in Naikhongchhari

By Admin 10 Oct 2025

DMG Newsroom

10 October 2025, Maungdaw

An indigenous man from Bangladesh’s Naikhongchhari Township has been abducted by Muslim armed groups — the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) — according to the Bangladesh-based news outlet Hill Voice.

The victim, Suman Tanchangya, a 38-year-old man from Jambonya Village, was reportedly abducted by the armed groups at around 2 p.m. on October 8, while he was heading to his farm.

Local villagers informed Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) troops about the incident. However, Hill Voice reported that the authorities only recorded the victim’s name and released the villagers without taking further action.

The Bandarban Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh borders both India and Arakan (Rakhine State), Myanmar, and is home to various indigenous communities.

A similar abduction occurred on September 23, when a resident of Balukhia Village in Gundum Township was taken by ARSA and RSO members. That individual remains missing to this day.

Earlier, on May 16, 2024, another local indigenous man was abducted by Muslim armed groups while fishing in Teknaf Township, under Cox’s Bazar District.

Muslim armed groups based in Bangladesh have reportedly been abducting and killing not only local indigenous people within Bangladesh, but also Arakanese villagers living across the border in Myanmar.

These groups have recently stepped up attacks along the Bangladesh–Arakan border, clashing with the Arakan Army (AA) — which currently controls most of the frontier — and carrying out abductions, killings, and raids on villages, creating widespread fear among local civilians.