Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir on Monday said that police would resort to crossfire where necessary if the government allowed it. Link in comments

A Gazipur court on Sunday sent Moslem Ahmed, the vice-principal of Qari-ul-Quran International Madrasah at Tongi in Gazipur, to jail in a case filed over the alleged sexual harassment of a Class-I girl. Link in comments

The decision was approved on the instructions of NCP convener Nahid Islam and member secretary Akhter Hossain, the press release said. Link in comments

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman has expressed concern over thepartisan appointments to the Election Commission and threats to withhold government funds from areas where BNP candidates could lose. More below

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday accused Jamaat-e-Islami of having an "understanding" with Awami League(activities banned), claiming that his party has already presented documents and evidence to substantiate the allegation. Link in comments

The UK High Court has frozen a £15 million London apartment owned by Anisuzzaman “Ronny” Chowdhury, brother of former Bangladesh land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, after the National Crime Agency (NCA) raised concerns. More below

Indian police have shot and injured hundreds of suspects accused of cow smuggling in Uttar Pradesh, with Muslims accounting for nearly 93% of identified victims, according to an investigation by The Associated Press (AP). More below

US First Lady Melania Trump has helped broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where thousands of residents are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, the BBC reported, citing a White House statement. More below

A fact-check by Indian fact-checking website Alt News has found that claims that All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora called for a Bangladesh-like uprising in India misrepresented her remarks. More below

Shots were fired at the personal car of popular Bangladeshi singer and former Bangladesh Cricket Board director Asif Akbar in the capital’s Moghbazar area early on Saturday, police said. Link in comments