Bangladeshis fret over unconfirmed return of Rohingya militant Nabi amid Myanmar conflict

Bangladeshis are also fretting over unconfirmed reports that Nabi Hossain, the leader of Arakan Rohingya Army or ARA who terrorised locals in the past, has returned to Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.

The locals say Myanmar rebel group the Arakan Army and Rohingya Solidarity Organisation or RSO chased ARA members into Bangladesh on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

Two years ago, Border Guard Bangladesh offered Tk 1 million in rewards for the capture of Nabi, a top suspect in drugs and arms trafficking, murder, robbery and kidnapping.

A video perpetrated to be of Nabi spread on social media from a Facebook page of ARA on Feb 5.

In the video, Nabi stands next to a stash of weapons and ammunition, claiming they achieved these by killing Myanmar Border Guard Police or BGP. He called on young Rohingya men to join the fight.

Locals said they heard Nabi's group had taken control of a BGP camp in Dhekibuniya on the other side, but faced an assault by the Arakan Army and the RSO the day after publishing the video.