Malaysia wants to deport the undocumented migrants detained in the ongoing crackdown which includes almost 250 Bangladeshis.

A "sea change" is needed to achieve a global goal of ending child marriage by 2030, campaigners say ahead of a major meeting aimed at stopping the practice.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the parliament says law enforcement agencies don’t kill anyone willingly in anti-narcotics drives.

The communities or countries providing safe refuge to people fleeing war or persecution shouldn’t be alone and unsupported, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says on the occasion of World Refugee Day.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urges for greater engagement from Bangladesh with respect to human rights.

Bangladesh welcomes the historic Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un which has generated 'momentum' to overcome long-drawn tensions.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her request for deportation of Nur Chowdhury, one of Bangabandhu’s convicted killers, as she holds a meeting with her Canadian counterpart Justine Trudeau in Quebec.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for full implementation of the Paris Agreement as Bangladesh needs greater support for climate change adaptation.

UK Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field urges Bangladesh law enforcers "to uphold due legal process and safeguards over use of force" in the ongoing countrywide drives against narcotics.

Human Rights Watch has urged the Bangladesh government to launch an independent investigation into allegations of extrajudicial killings in the ongoing “war on drugs.”

Swedish furniture giant IKEA and American music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' clothing are among companies sourcing from Bangladesh that had failed to sign a new accord for the safety of millions of factory workers as it took effect on Friday.

Myanmar President U Win Myint pardons 58 displaced Rohingyas who are detained while attempting to re-enter the country from Bangladesh.

Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn arrived in Dhaka today on a four-day visit at the invitation of Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives 'Doctor of Literature (DLitt)' degree from Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal.

It takes a few moments to sift through the years of chaos and dislocation before Rohingya refugee Robi Alam settles on the Muslim holiday of Eid-ul-Fitr, August 2012, as the last time he saw his seven brothers together in Myanmar.

Campaign group Amnesty International says it has gathered evidence that insurgents from a Rohingya Muslim armed group killed scores of Hindu civilians in August last year, amid a surge in violence in western Myanmar.

Newly appointed United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Myanmar Christine Schraner might visit the country in June.

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, the Unicef goodwill ambassador for child rights, says the Rohingyas staying in the refugee camps in Bangladesh are still highly vulnerable.

Internet users of some parts of Bangladesh have been facing slow services due to a maintenance work in the primary submarine cable under the Bay of Bengal.

The US government's aid chief urges Myanmar to take "concrete steps" to guarantee the rights of Rohingya Muslims and to show sincerity in that endeavour in order to encourage hundreds of thousands who have fled the country to return.