October 2020

GBNEWS24 DESK// At least 26 people were killed in Turkey and Greece when a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday afternoon, sending buildings crashing down and triggering what authorities have called a "mini tsunami."…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A new suspect is in custody Friday in the investigation into a gruesome attack by a Tunisian man who killed three people in a French church, as France heightened its security alert amid religious and geopolitical tensions…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The World Health Organization said Friday that international experts had held their first meeting, albeit virtually, with their Chinese counterparts in order to investigate the animal origins of the novel coronavirus…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The 35th span (2-B) will be installed on the Padma Bridge on Saturday as the navigability crisis in the river has been resolved through dredging on Friday evening. The authorities concerned said the navigability near…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A fire has broken out at Natun Bazar slum in the city's Kalyanpur area on Friday night. Confirming the matter, Fire Service and Civil Defence control room duty officer Mahfuz Riben said, "The fire broke out at about…

GBNEWS24 DESK// At least 140 Europe-bound migrants drowned off the coast of Senegal when their boat caught fire and capsized, marking the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the UN migration agency said on Thursday. The boat…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The 21-year-old Tunisian migrant, who had a copy of the Quran and three knives with him, shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) when approached by police who shot and seriously wounded him, France’s anti-terror prosecutor…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is approaching 45 million globally as the world has recorded 44,945,080 cases as of Friday morning, according to the latest data of John Hopkins University (JHU). A…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The National Zoo will remain open for the visitors on the first Sunday in every month at free of cost to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The decision will…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), is being observed across the country through religious fervour. Apart from holding discussions on the eventful life of Prophet…