August 2019

GBnews24 desk// A total of 25 died and six went missing in three different incidents of ferry capsize in two central provinces in Philippines. Joem Javier, a regional police spokesman said: "The dead were mostly passengers of two…

GBnews24 desk// US President Donald Trump has condemned Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart store in Texas as an act cowardice, saying there could be no justification for the killing of innocent people. “Today’s shooting in El Paso,…

GBnews24 desk// Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif’s sister Isabelle Kaif will be making her Bollywood debut opposite Salman Khans brother-in-law Aayush Sharma with ‘Kwatha’. Directed by Karan Lalit Butani, ‘Kwatha’ is based on true…

GBnews24 desk// Australian batsman Steven Smith on Sunday became the second-fastest batsman to register 25 centuries in the Test format. He achieved the feat during the second innings of the first Ashes Test match against England.…

GBnews24 desk// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaffirmed her determination to build a hunger-and-poverty-free Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “I’ve nothing to gain personally. Now my…

GBnews24 desk// Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders reached a “full agreement” on the constitutional declaration, the African Union said on Saturday, paving the way for transitioning to civilian rule. The document is…

GBnews24 desk// A surfing beach was closed Saturday after a cliff collapsed, sending tons of sandstone onto beachgoers and killing three people. A 30-foot-long slab of the cliff plunged onto the sand near Grandview Beach north of San…

GBnews24 desk// Katy Perry has been ordered to pay a Christian rapper $550,000 (£454,000) of her own earnings from her 2013 song Dark Horse by a US court. That amount is a part of the $2.7m (£2.2m) awarded to gospel artist Flame, who…

GBnews24 desk// Bashundhara Kings played a 1-1 draw with Chattogram Abahani Limited in the last league match of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Marcos Vinicius, a…

GBnews24 desk// Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen today sought support and cooperation from ASEAN regional forum partners so that Rohingyas can return to their homeland in safety and security. Momen made this appeal while addressing…