KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fighter jet crash into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 31 people.

HONG KONG, July 21 — China's Premier Li Qiang announced the start of construction on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau and estimated to cost around US$170 billion (RM730 billion), the official Xinhua news agency said.

DHAKA, July 2 — Bangladesh's ousted and self-exiled premier Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country's International Crimes Tribunal today in a contempt of court case, a top prosecutor said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The recruitment of foreign workers into Malaysia must be based on actual sectoral needs and demands, not driven by business interests or profit-making motives, said Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment to ensuring that no manipulation, exploitation, or employment fraud is perpetrated against Bangladeshi nationals in the country.

DHAKA, May 13 — Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has suspended the registration of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, effectively barring the party from contesting the next national elections.

DHAKA, April 18 — Dhaka has demanded a formal apology from Islamabad for the atrocities committed by the Pakistani military during the 1971 war, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh, reported the German News Agency.

NEW DELHI, March 28 — India has offered to help earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand, after a quake with a 7.7 magnitude struck the region on Friday, reported the German Press Agency (dpa).

DHAKA, March 27 — Bangladesh's transitional government head Muhammad Yunus has warned that the protracted crisis in Myanmar threatens regional stability during his address at the Boao Forum for Asia conference in China, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

GENEVA, March 24 — Two United Nations agencies said today that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

COX'S BAZAR, March 14 — The United Nations (UN) will do all it can to help prevent food rations being cut for Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday during a visit to the world’s largest refugee settlement.

NAYPYIDAW, March 14 — Starting next month, over a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from life-saving food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) because of critical funding shortfalls, the latest cut in humanitarian support from the United Nations (UN) agency.

NEW DELHI, March 8 — The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) called on Friday for urgent funding for its Bangladesh operations, warning that a funding deficit would curb rations for the Rohingya in the world's largest refugee settlement.

DHAKA, Feb 24 — The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop called for an early political settlement in Myanmar that would lead to the return of the Rohingya to their home country, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

DHAKA, Feb 6 — Thousands of protesters set fire to the home of Bangladesh's founding leader, as his daughter, ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivered a fiery social media speech calling on her supporters to stand against the interim government.

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 24 — The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said yesterday that his country's high growth under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was "fake" and faulted the world for not questioning what he said was her corruption.

LONDON, Dec 25 — Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025.

ISTANBUL, Dec 23 — Bangladesh has said it will not allow more Rohingya community members to enter its territory, clarifying that around 60,000 refugees had entered the South Asian nation in the past two years, Anadolu Agency reported.

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 — Bangladesh is seeking ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 23 — Amid escalating conflict between the junta government and rebel Arakan Army in Myanmar, approximately 60,000 Rohingya entered Bangladesh in the last two months, Anadolu Agency quoted a Bangladeshi official on yesterday.