Congress has officially approved Joe Biden as president

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Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol during a session to formally approve Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election. This is a live broadcast of BBC Bangla to provide the latest updates.

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The US Congress has approved Joe Biden as the next US President and Kamala Harris as the next Vice President.

Electoral voting is allowed if the Senate and House of Representatives reject the voting objections in the states of Pennsylvania and Arizona.

Earlier on Wednesday, Mr. The session was temporarily adjourned when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol during the congressional hearing.

Trump supporters occupy US Capitol for hours

The session resumed after the protesters were evacuated from the building

At least four people were killed in protests over the paryanta Washington, police said.

A 12-hour curfew has been declared in the capital, Washington, from 6pm local time, with the city declared a state of emergency for the next 15 days.

Joe Biden called the incident a "rebellion."

Trump urged his supporters to return home in a video message

Thank you all for staying with us for so long to hear the news of the attack on the Capitol in Washington, DC, and the official election of Joe Biden as the next president.

Many US politicians are calling for Trump to be removed from the presidency

Chuck Schumer, leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. Senate, called for the immediate removal of Donald Trump from the presidency by implementing the 25th Amendment to the Constitution after Trump-supporters attacked the Congress building on Wednesday.

Several Republican leaders also applied the 25th Amendment to Mr. Trump has spoken of removal. One of them is Adam Kinzinger, a Congressman from Illinois.

The 25th Amendment to the Constitution provides for the transfer of power to the Vice President if the President is deemed incompetent or incapable of performing his duties.

In a statement, Chuck Schumer said the incident happened at the instigation of the president, so it is not right for him to remain in office for another day.

He said Vice President Mike Pence should now implement the 25th Amendment.

He also said that if he did not do so, Congress would have to impeach him.

Donald Trump and Mike Pence Image caption: Donald Trump and Mike Pence

Trump is banned on Facebook-Instagram for the rest of his term

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Donald Trump and his Facebook and Instagram accounts will be suspended for the entire period of his presidency.

"We think it would be very risky to allow the president to use our services at this time," he said in a statement.

Description of the moment a woman was shot in the Capitol building

A Republican congressman describes the moment a woman was shot dead during an attack by Trump supporters inside the Capitol building.

Oklahoma Sen. Mark Wenmanlin told ABC News that a group of people were trying to enter the lower house of Congress, and the dead woman was among them.

Fearing that lawmakers and staff inside would be in serious danger if they could enter, a police officer fired at the men with his weapon.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ashley Babbitt is a former member of the U.S. Air Force and a pro-Trump. However, he has not been officially identified yet.

Malin said the men left the door of the session room shortly after the police officer opened fire.

"Maybe his footsteps saved people's lives, but a life is gone."

Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Malin Image caption: Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Malin

45% of Republicans support the siege of Congress

45% of Republicans support Congress siege Image caption: 45% of Republicans support Congress siege

A majority of American voters see the attack on the Capitol as a threat to democracy, but a poll by YouGov suggests that there is a "party line" in American public opinion.

A survey of 1,396 registered voters found that 62 percent saw the riots as a threat to democracy, but 93 percent were Democrats, 55 percent were non-partisans and only 28 percent were Republicans.

Forty-five percent of Republicans actively support Trump's efforts to disrupt congressional activity, while 43 percent do not.

Several recent polls, however, show a similar trend, suggesting that US public opinion is divided on the basis of "loyalty to the party."

Several White House officials have resigned

Several White House officials have resigned following Wednesday's violence at the Capitol in Washington.

According to the latest reports, Deputy National Security Adviser Mick Malveni has resigned. He was one of President Trump's closest advisers.

Earlier in the day, Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Mathews, First Lady Melania Trump's Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham, White House Social Secretary Ricky Nicheta and Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger resigned.

Deputy National Security Adviser Mick Malveni Image caption: Deputy National Security Adviser Mick Malveni

Some more pictures of the vandalism from inside the Congress building

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's room was vandalized Image caption: Speaker Nancy Pelosi's room was vandalized

More pictures of vandalism from inside the Congress building Image caption: More pictures of vandalism from inside the Congress building

Nancy Pelosi, a rioting speaker, shows a letter found in her room

Who is this Q Annon?

President Donald Trump has come to America to save the world from a vicious cycle of sexual abuse of children.

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Video caption: QUANON: The popularity of Donald Trump's blind fan base has increased since the coronavirus epidemicQueenon: The popularity of this blind fan of Donald Trump has increased since the coronavirus epidemic

The people of Queenson have carried out violence in the Capitol building?

Among the Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday were a group of people called Quiannon.

Qiannon is a baseless conspiracy theory - claiming that President Trump and a secret team of military intelligence officers are waging a war - and that war is against "devil-worshiping child molesters" within the Democratic Party.

According to BBC correspondents, several members of the leading Qianon group were seen inside the Congress building. They were also carrying various banners in line with the movement.

Also included were people from various groups formed online to prevent Trump-alleged election fraud.

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