Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan
Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan is a Research Data Analyst (RDA) at the Bangladesh Peace Observatory under the Centre for Alternatives (CA), a Dhaka-based think tank focused on international, national, and societal security and politics. He was previously a Research Associate in the World Bank’s WeCARE Project. He is a former 2024 MRDI-Fojo Media Institute Fellow in Investigative Journalism and a former Centre for Alternatives-Sasakawa Peace Foundation Junior Fellow on the Project “Violent Responses to Anti-Discriminatory Student Movement: A Case Study of Bangladesh 2024.” He earned a Bachelor of Social Science in International Relations from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Hizb ut-Tahrir on the Rise in Bangladesh
Executive Summary: Since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, the banned Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) has taken advantage of weak interim governance to openly campaign for
Saw Chit Thu: Karen Warlord, Leader of Scam Center Empire
Executive Summary: Saw Chit Thu is a warlord active in Karen State in southeastern Myanmar. Thu’s Karen Border Guard Force controls a stretch of the Thai–Myanmar border. Once an ally
Geopolitical and Strategic Implications of the Arakan Army’s Ascension in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Executive Summary: The Arakan Army (AA), an ethno-nationalist rebel group active in Myanmar, has managed to seize some 90 percent of Rakhine State, with several major cities under siege and
Ataullah Abu Ammar Al Jununi: Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army Leader Arrested in Bangladesh
Executive Summary: On April 18, the infamous Rohingya militant leader Ataullah Abu Ammar Al Jununi was captured by Bangladeshi counterterrorist forces. Ataullah was formerly the head of the Arakan Rohingya
Militant Monks Fuel Government Terror in Myanmar
Executive Summary: An ultranationalist subset of Myanmar’s community of Buddhist monks have become active supporters of the military junta, offering the regime legitimacy and support in the ongoing civil war.
Twan Mrat Naing: Ruler of Rakhine and Leader of the Arakan Army
Executive Summary: Twan Mrat Naing is the leader of one of the major anti-junta ethnic factions in Myanmar, the Arakan Army (AA). Twan has pushed fairly successfully for a separate
Nathan Bawm: The Artist-Turned-Militant Mastermind in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts
Executive Summary: Nathan Bawm is a former artist and activist who transformed an organization named the Kuki-Chin National Development Organization into the present-day Kuki-Chin National Front and the Kuki-Chin National
PRC Seeking to Boost Ties with Bangladesh After Hasina’s Demise
Executive Summary: The fall of Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, in August has presented an opportunity for Beijing to strengthen ties with the more pro-China Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Peng Daxun: MNDAA Leader in Myanmar Retakes Kokang With Chinese Assistance
Executive Summary: Peng Daxun leads the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), one of three major ethnic militias in Myanmar. The MNDAA, alongside the Arakan Army and Ta’ang National Liberation
Half a Year On, Myanmar’s Junta Appears to Have Survived Threat Posed by ‘Operation 1027’
Executive Summary: Six months after three of Myanmar’s largest anti-junta militias launched a joint operation against the Tatmadaw, they have succeeded in seizing large swathes of territory—albeit at a high
Bao Youxiang: Warlord of Largest, Pro-Junta Ethnic Militia in Myanmar Continues to Run Wa State at 75
Executive Summary: Bao Youxiang is the architect of the United Wa State Army (UWSA), the armed wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP). Bao has led the group since