April 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attacks that triggered America’s longest war, U.S. officials said on…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government has adopted four main principles to combat the possible adverse impacts of coronavirus on the economy. These are: (1) Increasing government's expenditure: Giving…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A seven days' strict lockdown began in the country on Wednesday to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus. The lockdown order will be effective till midnight on April 21 (Wednesday). During the lockdown,…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The US, South Africa and European Union will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of rare blood clotting. Six cases were detected in more than 6.8 million doses of…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The US President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration, and has set the 20th anniversary of the Sept.…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Kremlin said U.S. President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Tuesday that he wanted to normalise bilateral ties and to cooperate on arms control, Iran’s nuclear programme, Afghanistan…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The World Health Organization called on Tuesday for a halt to the sale of live wild mammals in food markets to prevent the emergence of new diseases such as Covid-19. The WHO said because traditional markets play a…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country tomorrow as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky today. Lailatul Qadr, the night…

GBNEWS24 DESK// US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has congratulated Sylhet's 20 newest graduates of the US State Department-funded English Access Microscholarship Programme. He praised the 10 young women and 10 young men from…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said infrastructure construction works will remain out of the purview of the seven-day compete lockdown. “The roads and highways will remain free due to…