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October 2020

Xiaomi surpasses Apple as world’s No 3 smartphone maker

GBNEWS24 DESK// Chinese tech company Xiaomi overtook Apple as the world's third-biggest seller of smartphones in the third quarter of the year, according to a new report. Xiaomi sold 46.5 million devices – nearly 5 million more than…

Kashmir shuts down to protest India’s new land laws

GBNEWS24 DESK// Shops and businesses were shut in several parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday as separatists challenging Indian rule called for a general strike to denounce new laws that allow any Indians to buy land in the…

Freedom of speech has its limits, says Canada’s PM

GBNEWS24 DESK// Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech on Friday, but added that it was "not without limits" and should not "arbitrarily and needlessly hurt" certain communities, reports AFP. "We will always defend…

Narayanganj mosque committee president arrested

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police have arrested Abdul Gafur, president of Narayanganj Baitus Salat Jam'e Mosque, in a case filed over an explosion there on September 4 that left 34 people dead.…

PM vows to wipe out poverty through united efforts

GBNEWS24 DESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to eradicate poverty from the country through united efforts of all. "If we all work together, there will be no poverty in the country," she said while addressing a…

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