Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The Rohingya crisis is no longer just a humanitarian challenge for Bangladesh but an increasingly serious "security concern", State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has warned.

She urged political parties to unite in pressing Myanmar and the Arakan Army for a solution.

Speaking at a policy dialogue on Sunday, she said the crisis threatened Cox's Bazar and Chattogram.

"Every day, drugs and people are being trafficked across the border. In 10 years, different entities have emerged inside the camps. They have clashed, sometimes violently, and people have died," she said.

Her remarks came two days after an operation against an alleged human trafficking hideout in Teknaf, where an army member was killed and 5...