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2020

Pope rejects US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Vatican has denied US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo an audience with Pope Francis. The Holy See said the Pontiff does not receive politicians during an election period. The move adds to a diplomatic row following…

Atletico frustrated against dogged Huesca in away draw

GBNEWS24 DESK// Atletico Madrid were unable to break down Huesca and had to settle for a 0-0 draw in their second game of the La Liga season on Wednesday as Luis Suarez drew a blank in his first start for the club. Suarez went closest to…

Kuwait names Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf as new emir

GBNEWS24 DESK// Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah was named emir by the country's cabinet to succeed his brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah who died on Tuesday. The cabinet announcement was read out on state…

Dr Tahmeed Ahmed new executive director of icddr,b

GBNEWS24 DESK// icddrb's international Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Tahmeed Ahmed as the new Executive Director of icddr,b (formerly the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh), says a press release. Dr…

Former UNO Wahida to be released from hospital Thursday

GBNEWS24 DESK// Former Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Wahida Khanam, who has been undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital in Dhaka will be released from the hospital on Thursday as her…

25,000 Saudi expatriates will need to take visas again

GBNEWS24 DESK// Some 25,000 Saudi expatriates staying in Bangladesh will have to procure visas again, said Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday. Those who have jobs in Saudi Arabia but their visas have expired after coming…

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