Bangladesh is likely to sit across the table with representatives of China and Myanmar in New York this month to resolve the much-talked-about Rohingya repatriation issue.

The Election Commission files a case against five people, including an official of its regional office in Chattogram, for their alleged connection in issuing National Identification Cards (NIDs) to Rohingya refugees.

Following widespread public criticism, the government of Khyber Pakh­tunkhwa, a Pakistan province, deci­des to withdraw its earlier order instructing female students of secondary and higher secondary government educational institutions to wear the veil.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen seeks support from UK parliamentarians to ensure a safe and sustainable return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Northern Rakhine State of Myanmar.

Around 600,000 Rohingyas remaining inside Myanmar face systematic persecution and live under the threat of genocide, says the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar in a new report.

The Election Commission will take actions if any of its officials is found involved in issuance of fake national identity cards (NID) for the Rohingya people, Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam says.

Properties worth millions of rupees are attacked and several shops belonging to the Hindu community looted by an enraged mob in Ghotki town after the owner of a school was accused of committing blasphemy.

A Rohingya man alleged to be a robber is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

The haze blanketing much of the Klang Valley did not stop Dr Mahathir Mohamad from taking part in one of his favourite leisure activities -- horse riding.

A Rohingya man was held with fake Bangladeshi currency worth Tk 18 lakh from Ukhia upazila in Cox’s Bazar last night.

India's crackdown on protests and dissent in Kashmir will drive more of the world's Muslims into extremism, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says during a fiery speech in the part of the disputed territory administered by Pakistan.

Key US Senators and Congressmen are now urging President Donald Trump to play a constructive role in helping resolve Kashmir and other underlying disputes between India and Pakistan.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of 2 million euro from the European Union (EU) for its emergency operation in Bangladesh.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi warns that the situation in India-held Kashmir risks sparking an “accidental war”, and urges UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet to visit the troubled region.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says Myanmar has failed to convince the Rohingyas to return to their own country from Bangladesh.

Much is still to be desired from the efforts of local governments to stop the dengue epidemic as the number of cases has risen to nearly 250,000 nationwide with more than 1,000 dead, over a third them children.

Myanmar’s army says it had dropped a criminal complaint against a religious leader who told US President Donald Trump the military was oppressing Christians, days after the United States voiced concern about the lawsuit.

Fourteen Rohingya men, who fled from refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, are detained from Chattogram's Lohagara Upazila.

The voluntary and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees to Myanmar will depend partly on a process of accountability for those most responsible for the crimes that uprooted them from their homes, said the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM).

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission directs all the mobile phone operators to restrict 3G and 4G services in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar until further notice.