SAA event in Chittagong, Teknaf, Cox\'s Bazar District area, Bangladesh on Sun 11th January 2026

On January 11, an 11-year-old Bangladeshi child, Afnan, was critically injured by a stray bullet fired from across the border near WhyKong border in Teknaf Upazila (Sub-District) of Cox's Bazar District, amid clashes between the Arakan Army (AA), Rohingya armed groups and junta airstrikes in Rakhine State of Myanmar, reports Prothom Alo. For the past three days, the ruling junta’s forces have intensified air attacks on positions of the armed group Arakan Army around Maungdaw Township. At the same time, three armed Rohingya groups have been engaged in ground clashes with the AA, further complicating the situation along the border. Powerful explosions across the border are being felt in villages on the Bangladesh side in Teknaf, causing tremors and shaking homes. Bullets fired from across the border have also landed in residential areas, shrimp enclosures and the Naf River. Reports stated that fighting is continuing across the WhyKong border in Rakhine State between the Arakan Army and several Rohingya armed groups, including the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), the Arakan Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), and the Nabi Hossain group. At the same time, Myanmar’s junta forces are carrying out air strikes and bombing raids targeting Arakan Army positions.