State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has advised Bangladeshi expatriates to file written complaints if they face any kind of harassment at the airport while travelling to and from Bangladesh.

The government has urged Bangladeshi citizens stuck in India to have patience, assuring them of their gradual repatriation after bringing back patients from South India.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam says at the OIC Contact Group Meeting on Rohingyas at UN Headquarters in New York that Myanmar must take concrete steps in areas of core concerns of Rohingyas in order to motivate the potential returnees to opt for voluntary return.

Bangladesh says the international community including the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has a shared responsibility to amplify the voices of Rohingyas, the most persecuted minority of the world.

The number of Bangladeshi pilgrims killed in the Mina stampede during Hajj last month now stands at 137, while at least 53 others still remain missing.

The government will bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the teenage boy Rajon murder case, within two weeks as the Royal court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has approved his deportation, says State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam.