KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The Foreign Affairs Ministry (Wisma Putra) has confirmed that two Malaysian citizens were released today following an order by the Bangladeshi Court after completing their sentences for smuggling gold into the country.

DHAKA, Sept 11 — Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, officials in Dhaka said.

DHAKA, Aug 25 — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh today on the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown that forced them to flee, demanding an end to violence and safe return to Myanmar.

DHAKA, Aug 23 — Relentless monsoon rains and flooding have stranded nearly three million people in Bangladesh and killed two people, submerging vast areas and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials from the country's disaster management ministry said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, Aug 17 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended support to a “democratic, stable” Bangladesh yesterday in its first high-level contact with Dhaka.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Bangladesh’s chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus has assured the rights of all Bangladeshis, including minorities, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

DHAKA, Aug 10 — Bangladesh’s chief justice and central bank governor have resigned, officials said on Saturday, as student protests that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee have widened to target more officials appointed during her time in office.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has congratulated Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus on his appointment as Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh.

DHAKA, Aug 7 — Bangladesh's protest leaders said they expect members of an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to be finalised today after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled to India following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising.

DHAKA, Aug 6 — Bangladesh’s protesting student leaders demanded today that Parliament be dissolved and warned of a “strict programme” if their deadline was not met, a day after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled the country.

NEW DELHI, Aug 6 — Former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina, who fled the violence-hit nation after the collapse of her government, is likely to stay in India until the United Kingdom (UK) grants her asylum, reported Xinhua, quoting local television news channel Republic World today.

NEW DELHI, Aug 5 — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned today after deadly protests against her rule.

DHAKA, Aug 5 — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation is a “possibility”, AFP reported today, as six more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Malaysian citizens are advised to defer any non-essential travel to Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the time being due to the unpredictable nature of the situation on the ground, said the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra).

IPOH, July 29 — Malaysian students who were brought back from Bangladesh will have the option of either continuing their studies in the country or returning to South Asian nation if the situation there is safe again, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir.

DHAKA, July 28 — Bangladesh restored mobile internet services this afternoon, after a 10-day blackout due to violence triggered by student protests over government job quotas.

SUNGKAI, July 28 — The Higher Education Ministry (Mohe) said it is monitoring the safety of Malaysian students in Bangladesh, with Wisma Putra.

DHAKA, July 24 — Bangladesh partially restored telecommunication services on Wednesday although internet connection was slow and social media remained suspended, days after deadly protests against reservations for government jobs killed almost 150 people.

SEPANG, July 23 — The operation to evacuate 123 Malaysians from Bangladesh via a special flight, under the directive of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was successfully completed today.

PUTRAJAYA, July 23 — Several Malaysian citizens, including final-year students and those working in the country, have decided to remain in Bangladesh, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry (Wisma Putra).