The Bangladeshi military and the Bengali community have been brutally cracking down on demands for justice over the rape of an indigenous eighth grade schoolgirl in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, resulting in casualties and injuries, according to local residents and Bangladeshi news reports.
 

Two women were killed and about 20 others injured when the military junta bombed downtown Paletwa, Chin State — under the control of the Arakan Army (AA) — at around 12:30 p.m. today.

The Arakan Army (AA) has seized Gote Kyi Village, a heavily fortified junta outpost along the An–Padan road in Magway Region’s Ngape Township, according to military sources close to the AA.

The military junta has carried out successive airstrikes on Thandwe and Taungup in recent days, resulting in civilian casualties.

The Arakan Army (AA) on September 27 called on Bangladesh to immediately investigate and take action against certain Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officers allegedly involved with armed Muslim groups operating along the Maungdaw border area.

Local residents reported that the casualties occurred when a junta jet fighter dropped two bombs on Ward No. 4 in Thandwe Town.

The Arakan Army's (AA) anti-junta struggle, once considered primarily within the context of Arakan national liberation, is now increasingly seen as part of the broader fight for the liberation of the entire country.

Locals in Taungup town, Arakan State, under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), say they are living in fear after the military junta bombed a Buddhist monastery.

Health circles and local residents report a rise in seasonal flu cases and transmissions in townships such as Sittwe, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, and Ponnagyun in Arakan State due to the changing season.

Mohammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh's interim government, has told the United Nations that the international community must urgently pressure the Arakan Army (AA), which controls most of Arakan State, to push for political and positive change.

Myanmar's military regime has deployed thousands of troops to battalion headquarters and other strategic positions in the ongoing, eight-month-long battle for control of Kyaukphyu in Arakan State, where it is involved in active hostilities with the Arakan Army (AA).

The Chin Brotherhood announced on September 25 that it would oppose the junta-organised election scheduled for December 28, saying it was illegally created without the will of the people.

Mudra, a female journalist with the Border News Agency (BNA) based in Maungdaw, Arakan State, who was detained by the Arakan Army's intelligence unit, had not been released as of the morning of September 26.

Locals from the border area report that the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) has increased restrictions on individuals attempting to transport goods from inside Bangladesh into Arakan State.

All departmental employees in Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, an island town still controlled by Myanmar's military regime, are reportedly being pressured to support the junta's actions and cooperate at any time.

A total of 659 migrant workers, including several Myanmar nationals, were arrested in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, in a single day.

Locals say the Arakan-Bangladesh border in northern Maungdaw Township is unsafe due to the activities of Muslim armed groups such as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, Rohingya Solidarity Organisation and Arakan Rohingya Army.

Widespread conflict between the Myanmar military and non-state armed groups continues to drive near-daily civilian casualties and worsening protection concerns, leaving vulnerable communities increasingly exposed to violence and hardship, the statement added.

The Arakan-Bangladesh border trade has completely stopped amid tense relations between Bangladesh and the Arakan Army (AA) in recent days.