By: Camp Correspondent
May 13, 2025 —
A 32-year-old Rohingya man from Mingalar Gyi village suffered a devastating injury after stepping on a landmine near the border fence in Maungdaw Township on the evening of May 12.
The victim, identified as Maung Zura Alam, also known locally as U Mamat, had gone to a prawn pond near the fenced border area to search for his missing cattle when the explosion occurred at approximately 5:15 PM.
“He stepped on a landmine while searching for his cows. His right leg was blown off completely below the knee,” a local villager told Rohingya Khobor.
Following the blast, his family rushed to organize emergency transport to Bangladesh, as there was no adequate medical support available nearby. He is now being carried across the border in critical condition for urgent treatment.
The incident has once again exposed the deadly risk of landmines planted in conflict zones near the Myanmar-Bangladesh border—zones that are often used by civilians for farming, fishing, or herding livestock.
Maung Zura Alam is among many Rohingya whose livelihoods depend on livestock, making areas like these part of daily survival routes. Villagers say this was not the first such incident in the area, and fears remain high, especially among herders and foraging children.
Local residents have urged authorities and humanitarian groups to take immediate steps to map and remove landmines in areas frequented by civilians.
“We don’t need more victims. We need safety. We don’t know where these landmines are, but they know where we walk,” said a relative of the injured man.
