Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono to arrive in Dhaka on Monday night on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral issues with special focus on Rohingya issue amid global efforts to expedite the repatriation process of the displaced people to Myanmar.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen reiterates his hope that Myanmar will soon start taking back its nationals from Bangladesh as global pressure on the neighbouring country is mounting.

China will extend all possible cooperation to Bangladesh for the safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar, said its outgoing Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo yesterday.

Despite Myanmar’s repeated claims that it is ready for Rohingya repatriation, satellite images show no sign of reconstruction of villages destroyed during a 2017 military-led crackdown, even worse, destruction of residential buildings has continued in the state.

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Masud Bin Momen urges the NAM member states including the ASEAN neighbours of Myanmar to remain engaged and put in more efforts so that Myanmar authorities do not fail in taking the Rohingyas back.

The United States reiterates that they will stand strong on resolving the Rohingya issue and also hold the perpetrators in Myanmar accountable for committing the crimes of atrocities against Rohingyas.

Outgoing Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo says Beijing wants implementation of the Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement on Rohingya repatriation.

The United States announces sanctions on the Myanmar military’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders it says were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to the United States.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her call to Myanmar to begin the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, saying that they (Myanmar) must take back their nationals from Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges South Korea to engage with Myanmar for an early peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis that has posed risks to regional peace and stability.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the environmental balance of Cox's Bazar is under threat as settlements are being established there for Rohingyas clearing hills and forests.

India’s Supreme Court says it would give a final hearing in August on petitions challenging the federal government’s decision to deport illegal Rohingya immigrants back to Myanmar.

Five days of heavy rains and winds have pounded Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, displacing over 2,700, damaging over 3,400 houses and leaving two people dead, says IOM in a statement.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said Malaysia has agreed to work with Bangladesh on quick repatriation of the Rohingya refugees.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah arrives in Dhaka on a three-day visit to discuss wide-ranging bilateral, regional and international issues including Rohingya issue.

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said Myanmar has a 'political will' over the repatriation of displaced Rohingyas.

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday agreed that there should be a quick solution to the Rohingya crisis so that the displaced people can go back to their homeland soon.

Dhaka and Beijing agree on speedy solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held talks in Beijing.

The Dutch House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, has adopted a motion asking the government to investigate Myanmar’s genocide against Rohingya Muslims in order to pave the way to open a case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

At least 11 Rohingyas have been injured and 273 shelters are destroyed in three days of continuous rain in the Rohingya settlements at Cox’s Bazar, says UN Refugee Agency.