July 2020

GBNEWS24 DESK// Noted author and novelist Maqbula Manzur is no more. She died at her Uttara residence in Dhaka on Friday (July 3) afternoon. She had long been suffering from old age complications. Maqbula Manzur left behind two…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The only way to contain the coronavirus pandemic is to have COVID-19 vaccines free from commercial interests, Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus told Arab News in an exclusive interview, as over 100…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested nearly 200 people on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in defiance of sweeping security legislation introduced by China that critics say is aimed at…

GBNEWS24 DESK// New Zealand’s embattled Health Minister resigned on Thursday after security slip-ups at quarantine facilities where the coronavirus was detected just days after officials declared it had been eliminated from…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Up to three million Hong Kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship, Boris Johnson has said. The PM said Hong Kong's freedoms were being violated by a new…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Turkey's top court will deliver a critical verdict Thursday on whether Istanbul's emblematic landmark and former church Hagia Sophia can be redesignated as a mosque, a ruling which could inflame tensions…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Transcom Group chairman Latifur Rahman was laid to eternal rest at Banani Graveyard on Wednesday night next to his younger daughter. His body was brought to the capital from his village home Cumilla's Chouddagram upazila…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Popular south star Nayanthara has a huge fan following who love to stay updated about actress's latest projects and announcements. A day after the government put a ban on 59 Chinese apps, TikTok videos of Nayanthara's…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The highly-anticipated Bollywood movie Sadak 2 starring Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt, will premiere on an OTT platform. The film, which marks Mahesh Bhatt’s comeback as a director after 21…

GBNEWS24 DESK// UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged national parliaments everywhere to play their full part in advancing sustainable and inclusive responses to ensure a better and greener future for all. This should…