April 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Government of Bangladesh has appointed three Bangladeshi individuals to the prestigious Panels for Arbitrators and Conciliators of the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Two more mortar shells and a rocket launcher were recovered from a pond near the martyrs' memorial at Rajshahi University (RU) campus this morning. An official of the university noticed the mortar shell in the pond and…

GBNEWS24 DESK// NATO has started the withdrawal of its mission from Afghanistan following a decision by President Joe Biden to bring US forces home, an alliance official said Thursday. “NATO Allies decided in mid-April to start the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Deadly insider attacks against the Afghan army jumped in the first quarter of this year as Taliban rebels took advantage of the coming American and NATO troop withdrawal, according to a US government report Friday. The…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Iran on Thursday welcomed a “change of tone” from Saudi Arabia that could clear the way to a new era of cooperation between the rival regional powers. The Islamic republic has been “a pioneer on the path to regional…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has said trade will be potentially a key driver of Bangladesh-India friendship in the future with focus on value addition to products but the environment will…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Leader of the opposition in parliament Raushon Ershad has been hospitalised with 'dehydration'. The Jatiya Party leader was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka around 9 pm on Thursday, her personal…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Twenty-eight gold biscuits have been recovered by Customs intelligence officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. In a press release sent to the mass media on Friday afternoon, the Customs…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The prequel to Game of Thrones titled House of the Dragon has started filming in Cornwall. Its producer HBO confirmed this week that production was under way with tweets of members of the cast reading scripts, reports…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Russian developer of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said on Thursday it would sue the Brazilian health regulator Anvisa for defamation, prompting a stern rebuttal from the agency. Anvisa's board on Monday denied…