April 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// The rate of coronavirus infections in Canada's biggest province has reached an all-time high as hospitals warn they are close to being overwhelmed. A panel of experts say infections in Ontario could increase…

GBNEWS24 DESK// This past week, as India grapples with a devastating second wave of the coronavirus, millions of devotees have descended on the banks of the Ganges river in the northern city of Haridwar to take a dip in the water.…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Teacher-columnist Professor Dr Tareque Shamsur Rehman was found dead inside his flat at Uttara in the capital on Saturday. Receiving information that Tareque Shamsur Rehman was not opening the doors of his flat, Turag…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Residents of Dhaka woke up to deserted roads as the Covid-19 lockdown in Bangladesh entered the fourth day on Saturday. The complete lockdown, which came into effect on April 14 morning to contain the spread of Covid,…

GBNEWS24 DESK// BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Amanullah Aman has been tested positive for coronavirus. The party’s assistant organizing secretary Mohammad Shahidul Islam Babul confirmed the information. Former…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Hefazat-e-Islam’s Dhaka metropolitan unit president Maulana Junaid Al Habib. He was arrested from a madrasa in Baridhara area of the capital on…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to up to 18 months in prison for organizing and participating in a massive march during 2019 anti-government…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The junta is planning to release more than 23,000 prisoners nationwide, an official said Saturday, even as the military continues to detain and issue arrest warrants for anti-coup dissidents. Myanmar typically grants an…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel. In a…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on behalf of the Prime Minister on the occasion of historic…