A Bangladeshi national is killed in a clash in Jalan Imbi area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian police say.

The only North Korean arrested over the assassination of Kim Jong Nam is released, with frustrated Malaysian police saying they believed he was involved in the plot but lacked evidence to prove it.

The Malaysian police are carrying out forensic tests to determine whether the remains found from the mass graves belongs to Rohingya or Bangladeshi victims, reports Malaysian daily The Star.

Malaysian Immigration Police detains foreign nationals including six Bangladeshi workers from Kedah state for overstaying and not possessing any valid document.