Venezuelan authorities have detained three DirecTV executives after the US-owned television service’s decision to shut operations in the South American country due to US sanctions, their lawyer said Friday.

Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-recognised government said they launched an offensive yesterday for slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi’s hometown Sirte, as rival strongman Khalifa Haftar backed a ceasefire following a string of military setbacks.

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended for a year a resolution authorizing the inspection of ships suspected of breaking a 2011 arms embargo on Libya.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, who tested positive for Covid-19, was given plasma therapy for the third time on Friday night when he was on regular kidney dialysis.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has written an article marking the historic Six-Point Day today. Following is an abridged version of the article:

Taking a knee, chanting and ignoring social distancing measures, outraged protesters from Sydney to London kicked off a weekend of global rallies against racism and police brutality yesterday.

Family of Dr Md Moyeen Uddin, who died after being infected with coronavirus, is going to receive the government-declared compensation soon.

Five members of two families in Pabna and Moulvibazar were found dead in their houses yesterday.

Brazil’s death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed Italy’s to become the third-highest in the world, as Europe emerged from punishing lockdowns and the EU pressed for a reopening of borders.

The condition of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury is “not fully stable”, an official of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital said yesterday.

A total of 946 Bangladeshi citizens, most of whom are migrant workers, returned to the country by four special flights from Kuwait, Oman, the UAE, and Russia in the 24 hours since Thursday morning.

The current spell of rain may continue today and the Monsoon may begin a week early in Bangladesh this year, says the meteorological office.

A team comprising academics and professionals has alleged that widespread human rights violations were taking place in the country amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

A number of people, who do not lead prayers at mosques, have been named in the lists for the government’s cash assistance to imams in Sylhet’s Kulaura during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today gives directives to physicians to try their best to save the vision of young freedom fighter Manik Ali.

Scientists using an aerial remote-sensing method have discovered the largest and oldest-known structure built by the ancient Maya civilisation - a colossal rectangular elevated platform built between 1,000 and 800 BC in Mexico’s Tabasco state.

US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria yesterday announced a fresh campaign to hunt down remnants of the Islamic State group near the Iraqi border following a recent uptick in attacks.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday inaugurated its Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) labs, in collaboration with Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS), at Chandra, Tongi and Narayanganj to conduct Covid-19 tests garment workers.

A case has been filed against the United Hospital authorities and some staffers over the May 27 fire that killed five patients at the hospital’s corona isolation unit.

Three people, including a policeman, were killed and four others were injured in two road accidents in the capital’s Bangla Motor area and Narayanganj yesterday.