2018

Gb news24 desk// Actress Neha Dhupia says the ongoing #MeToo wave in India is the best clean up act that could have happened to Bollywood and the country in a long time. "I think the #MeToo movement is the best clean up act that could…

Gb news24 desk// Brexit-backing MPs have reacted angrily to the idea that the UK's transition out of the EU could be extended for another year, to the end of 2021. No. 10 refused to rule out an extension after a summit of EU leaders…

Gb news24 desk// Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia today signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) regarding cooperation in industrial and power sectors. The MoUs were signed at the King Saud Palace in Riyadh. Prime Minister Sheikh…

Gb news24 desk// Noted singer, lyricist, composer and also the founder of the country's one of the leading bands, the LRB, Ayub Bachchu passed away. He was 60. He breathed his last in the capital's Square Hospitals around 10 am today.…

Gb news24 desk// An arsonist convicted of burning down a Texas mosque last year was sentenced Wednesday to more than 24 years in prison for a crime prosecutors said was motivated by hate. Marq Perez had been found guilty in July of a…

Gb news24 desk// Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. The nationwide market for cannabis opened on Wednesday at midnight amid lingering questions about the impact…

Gb news24 desk// At least 10 election candidates have been killed, thousands of polling centres closed, and many voters are likely to stay home due to the threat of militant attacks. This is democracy, Afghanistan style. Almost…

Gb news24 desk// The US has asked Turkey for a recording said to provide strong evidence that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at Istanbul's Saudi consulate. "We have asked for it, if it exists," President Donald Trump told…

Gb news24 desk// The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy arrived here on Wednesday morning on a four-day visit to Bangladesh as part of its journey around the globe. Carrying the trophy, a flight of Emirates Airways landed at Hazrat…

Gb news24 desk// Wages excluding bonuses have risen at their fastest pace in nearly 10 years, official figures show. Pay rose by 3.1% in the three months to August, compared with a year ago, while inflation for the same period was 2.5%.…