The World Bank (WB) has approved $165 million to help Bangladesh provide relief to Rohingya refugees in the country, the bank said in a statement.

A Chinese government delegation has reportedly met Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh promising them $6,000 each if they returned to Rakhine State in Myanmar, from where they had earlier fled persecution.

OIC agrees to seek legal course through International Court of Justice for crime committed against Rohingya

The UN on Friday urged Bangladesh to continue to allow Rohingya fleeing persecution in neighboring Myanmar entry into the country.

The Bangladeshi premier on Friday welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to send a team next month for preliminary examination of the atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims, state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha news agency reported.  

The U.S. House of Representative vote declaring persecution of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar a "genocide" should encourage other nations to follow suit, a senior rights activist said.