SAA event in Maungdaw, Dekubonia area, Myanmar on Sun 23rd November 2025

Fighting between Arakan Army (AA) and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) with Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) creates panic and fear amongst Border residents in Bangladesh, due to bursts of heavy gunfire echoing from inside Myanmar, punctuated at times by powerful explosions, reports bdnews24.com on November 23. In Rahmater Beel, Dhamankhali, Thaingkhali, Balukhali and the western Tumbro-para in Naikhongchhari Upazila (Sub-District) of Bandarban District, gunfire has triggered deep public fear. A Rohingya camp leader reported ongoing clashes between ARSA and the AA in Dekubonia, located across the border in Maungdaw District. Palongkhali Union Parishad Chairman and Rohingya Repatriation Committee Member-Secretary M Gofur Uddin Chowdhury said, “Gunfire and explosions occur frequently across the border. Just a kilometre away lies the massive Rohingya camp. Among them are the locals like us, trapped in extreme uncertainty…Shells frequently fall into our villages. Gunfire at night spreads terror. Border security is now genuinely under threat…This conflict may be Myanmar’s internal matter, but its consequences fall directly on us living in Bangladesh’s border region.”