Yearly Archives

2020

26 killed as powerful earthquake jolts Turkey, Greece

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."…

New arrest after France church attack, security tightened

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…

Padma Bridge: 35th span to be installed Saturday

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…

Fire breaks out at Kalyanpur slum

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…

140 Europe-bound migrants drown off Senegal coast: UN

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…

France on ‘emergency’ footing after knife attack

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…

Global caseload COVID-19 approaching 45 million

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…

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