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May 1, 2021

3 Bangladeshis nominated to World Bank’s ICSID

GBNEWS24 DESK// The government has nominated three Bangladeshi nationals to the panels for Arbitrators and Conciliators of the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Justice MD Tafazzul Islam,…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi marks third month under house arrest

GBNEWS24 DESK// Myanmar's deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi completed a third month under military-ordered house arrest Saturday -- a period marked by scatter-gun criminal charges and apparent isolation from the chaos engulfing the…

May Day today

GBNEWS24 DESK// The historic May Day is being observed today as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic which has rendered millions of workers jobless in recent months. The day is a public holiday. In normal times, the day is…

TikTok taps new CEO from Chinese parent firm

GBNEWS24 DESK// The fast-growing video-sharing app TikTok named a new top executive Friday who will keep his responsibilities at Chinese parent firm ByteDance. A statement said Shouzi Chew, ByteDance's chief financial officer, will…

West Bengal announces partial lockdown

GBNEWS24 DESK// The West Bengal government of India announced a partial shutdown in the state amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. Shopping complexes, beauty parlours, cinema halls, sports facilities and spas will remain…

Biden set to ban most travel to US from India

GBNEWS24 DESK// US President Joe Biden is expected to impose new travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-US citizens from entering the United States, a White House official told…

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