May 4, 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said, if not contained properly, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be more devastating than the coronavirus pandemic as it can endanger every living creature alongside food security…

GBNEWS24 DESK// BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said though the lowly-paid workers and day-labourers have been the worst victims of the pandemic, the government has not yet made any specific allocation for…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 10 projects, including rural infrastructure development in Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur districts. The total cost for the implementation…

GBNEWS24 DESK// In a rare move, a Bangladeshi health professional has been appointed as the representative of the World Health Organization(WHO) to the Maldives. Dr. Nazneen Anwar, a public health expert with more than 35 years of…

GBNEWS24 DESK// At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night, crushing cars under fallen carriages and rubble. The authorities halted…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Afghan government has said that it had killed more than 60 Taliban insurgents in a series of offensives against the group after assuming control of a key US military base. “Backed by aerial support, the operations…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government was working on "fake news" legislation to tackle "misinformation, hatred and lies," as worries grow over media freedoms in the global financial hub. Under…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has extended its distribution of body bags and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to include many different first responder agencies across Bangladesh so that they can…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus -- who has become the face of the agency's battle against the pandemic -- will run for a second term, Stat News reported Monday. The 56-year-old…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Covax global programme, which has relied heavily on AstraZeneca vaccines, said on Monday it has struck a deal to buy 500 million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 jabs. The doses will broaden out the portfolio of…