April 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// Nine Bangladeshis have been named in the 'Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list for the first time. The famous US business magazine Forbes announced its sixth annual "30 Under 30 Asia" list on Monday. The list features 300…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Former US Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency, died Monday, US media reported. He was 93 years old, reports AFP. No cause was…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Shaker Chishty, son of noted actress Sarah Begum Kabori, has been admitted to hospital with coronavirus symptoms. He was admitted to a private hospital after giving samples for coronavirus test. Shaker Chishty confirmed…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Anti-viral Remdesivir injection produced by a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company for the treatment of COVID-19 has been confiscated by police in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Four people were also arrested by…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A court in Dhaka on Tuesday placed actress and model Romana Islam Swarna on a one-day remand in a case filed for embezzling money from a Saudi expatriate businessman. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mamunur…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Canadian province of Ontario will begin offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday to people turning 40 or older this year, according to a government source. The change will broaden access to vaccines as a…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Myanmar authorities detained a Japanese journalist in Yangon on Sunday evening, Japan's government said on Monday, adding that it was trying to seek his release. BBC Burmese quoted a witness as saying freelance…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Delhi government of India announced a curfew from Monday night till next Monday morning in another attempt to arrest the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), officials said. The announcement comes…

GBNEWS24 DESK// British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his delayed trip to India next week, his first major foreign visit since taking power in 2019, his office said on Monday, as coronavirus cases surge in…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The "Leaders' Summit on Climate", set to be held later this week, will largely incorporate the issues raised by Bangladesh on its agenda as the United States is "giving much importance" to Bangladesh as its partner to…