Monthly Archives

March 2021

Hospital staff dies by setting himself on fire

GBNEWS24 DESK// An employee of Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in the capital has allegedly committed suicide by setting himself on fire. Deceased Azizul Islam Milon, 30, was physically disabled. He was working…

Bangladesh happier than Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka

GBNEWS24 DESK// Bangladesh (101th) has been ranked happier place in the world than Pakistan (105th), Sri Lanka (129th) and India (139th) in an annual UN-sponsored report. The World Happiness Report 2021 has named Finland as the…

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa leaves Dhaka for home

GBNEWS24 DESK// Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa left Dhaka for home on Saturday (March 20) afternoon. Earlier, he went Bangabhaban to meet President Md Abdul Hamid. The President welcomed the Sri Lankan Prime Minister at…

US House backs measure condemning Myanmar coup

GBNEWS24 DESK// The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly approved legislation condemning the military coup in Myanmar, as lawmakers decried increasingly harsh tactics used to suppress demonstrations since the Feb. 1…

Myanmar security forces shoot dead 8 protesters

GBNEWS24 DESK// Myanmar security forces shot dead eight anti-coup protesters in the central town of Aungban on Friday, reports Kyodo news agency, quoting the Myanmar Now news portal. Myanmar's security forces have increasingly…

Crucial UN biodiversity summit set for October

GBNEWS24 DESK// The United Nations’ biodiversity summit, COP15, will take place in October in the Chinese city of Kunming after being delayed a year due to the pandemic, the UN said Friday. The meeting is seen as a vital chance for…

Matarbari Port likely to contribute 3pc in GDP growth

GBNEWS24 DESK// Once the 'Matarbari Port' comes into operation, it is expected that the country's first deep sea port would contribute 2 to 3 per cent in the growth of the national economy, reports BSS. On March 10 in 2020, the…

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