A law enforcement internal probe of the deadly Jan 6 attack on the US Capitol found significant shortcomings within the police department charged with securing the complex and made dozens of recommendations for avoiding a repeat of the violence.

Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a Hefajat-e-Islam leader from the capital’s Lalbag area this evening.

Although the government instructed that a maximum of 20 people will be able to attend Tarabi prayers at a time in a bid to contain Coronavirus infection, many mosques in the capital didn’t follow the directives.

Police have arrested three persons, including a mother and daughter, in a rape case at Madhukhali Upazila of Faridpur.

On the first day of the seven-day “strict lockdown” today, mobile courts in Khulna fined 85 people for defying the lockdown.

The people of Barind tract are facing intense water scarcity.

Fazle Hossain Badsha, lawmaker from Rajshahi-2 (Rajshahi Metropolitan city) has tested positive for coronavirus.

A court in Narayanganj today sent Bashir Ullah, general secretary of Hefajat-e-Islam’s Narayanganj district unit, to jail in five cases filed over violence in Narayanganj during the March 28 hartal enforced by the group.

A Dhaka court today placed Mufti Sharifullah, an assistant publicity secretary of Hefajat-e-Islam's central committee, on a one-day remand in a case filed under the Special Powers Act with Jatrabari Police Station on May 6, 2013.

Thirteen cases have been filed within an hour at the busy GEC intersection of Chattogram city this afternoon for violating government restrictions and stepping out with private cars during the ongoing "strict lockdown".

While healthcare workers have been risking their lives to fight Covid-19, “some media” are breaking their morale through “illogical criticism”, Director General of the health directorate Prof Dr ABM Khurshid Alam said today.

The government has decided to start special flights to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, and Singapore to ensure that migrant workers can reach their destinations, even though international flights have been suspended due to the "strict lockdown" that went into effect from today across the country.

Maharashtra’s ruling party Shiv Sena alleged that the Election Commission of India was “biased” against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the polls body had barred her from campaigning for 24 hours over her controversial remarks during polls campaign.

The US Embassy in Dhaka said it will remain closed for routine US citizen services for the duration of the “lockdown”.

A man was brutally killed by unidentified assailants in Bogura’s Sadar upazila.

China’s record imports of Iranian crude in recent months has squeezed out supply from rival producers, forcing sellers of oil from countries such as Brazil, Angola and Russia to slash prices and divert shipments to India and Europe.

The United States expects its relationship with Russia to remain a challenge but hopes that they can work together on arms control issues, the Iran nuclear deal and other issues, a White House spokeswoman said.

US President Joe Biden’s administration has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23 billion in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment.

US President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attacks that triggered America’s longest war.

Police detained Bashir Ullah, general secretary of Hefajat-e-Islam of Narayanganj district unit, last night in connection with violence in Narayanganj during the March 28 hartal enforced by the outfit.