January 2020

GBNEWS24DESK// The voting in the by-polls ofChattogram-8 constituency is underway peacefully. The voting has begun at 9am and will continue until 5pm without any break. Electronic voting machines or EVMs are being used in this…

GBNEWS24DESK// The death toll from the White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand has risen to 20, following another death more than a month after the tragedy, police said Monday. The toll includes two people whose bodies have not…

GBNEWS24DESK// Iran's leaders have faced a second day of protests following their admission the military shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board, many of them Iranians. Protesters in Tehran and in…

GBNEWS24DESK// Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have hardly completed one year of marriage before the baby rumours spread like wildfire. But when asked if she was planning to expand her family, the actress is as coy as ever. “You…

GBNEWS24DESK// A Maratha organisation has submitted a letter to the district and police authorities in the city of Nanded in Maharashtra, seeking a case against Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for allegedly hurting the community’s…

GBNEWS24DESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka today for Abu Dhabi on a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend “Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week”, “Zayed Sustainable Awards Ceremony” and other…

GBNEWS24DESK// The first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, is set to end through the Akheri Munajat (final prayer) in Tongi of Gazipur today. Bangladeshi leader of Tabligh Jamaat…

GBNEWS24DESK// Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Saturday said his country “deeply regrets” the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, which he described as “a great tragedy & unforgivable mistake”. “Armed Forces’ internal…

GBNEWS24DESK// Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, the Arab world's longest-serving ruler, has died aged 79. The sultan deposed his father in a bloodless coup with British support in 1970 and set Oman on a path to development,…

GBNEWS24DESK// Alia Bhatt is in the midst of the most challenging role of her career in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi. And while most serious films give you a breather in the form of songs and dances, Alia will not be doing…