Dhaka, March 26 -- The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution outlining the framework for a high-level conference on the plight of the Rohingya and other minority groups in Myanmar.

Sponsored by Malaysia and Finland, the resolution was passed on Tuesday, with 141 votes in favour and 10 abstentions.

No member states opposed it, according to a media statement issued by the Chief Advisor's Press Wing.

During the open debate, Russia proposed several amendments to the text, which Bangladesh declined to accept.

The country's permanent representative to the United Nations, Md Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, subsequently called for a vote, leading to the resolution's adoption.

The move comes as Bangladesh prepares to convene a ...