May 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// Bharat Biotech is set to begin the phase II and III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in children in the age group of 2 to 18 years in the next 10-12 days, reports The Economics Times citing VK Paul, Member…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Muslims are reacting angrily to a post by Israel's official Arabic language account on Twitter, after it shared verses from the Quran seemingly justifying its bombing of the besieged Gaza Strip. The tweet shared on…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam's case, filed under Official Secrets Act, has been shifted to the Detective Branch (DB) of police as per the direction of the top level of the government. Shahbagh police handed…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will distribute Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award), the highest civilian award, to nine individuals and one institution for 2021 on Thursday in recognition of their outstanding…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the proposed National Budget for the 2021-22 fiscal will be for the common people. The government will also give an opportunity to whiten the black money in the proposed…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The United States has announced to provide nearly $155 million in new humanitarian assistance, much of which will go toward the 2021 Bangladesh Joint Response Plan (JRP). With this new funding, the US…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday formed a three-member committee led by its joint secretary Saifullah Hil Azam to investigate the incident of harassment of Rozina Islam in the Health Services Division…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Volkan Bozkır, the president of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, will travel to Bangladesh and Pakistan from 25 to 27 May. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive him in Dhaka. He will also…

GBNEWS24 DESK// More than 50 people were missing yesterday when their boat sank after leaving Libya heading to Europe, Tunisia's defence ministry said, with 33 others rescued. Defence ministry spokesman Mohamed Zikri said the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said US President Joe Biden had "bloody hands" because of his support of Israel in the raging conflict in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan had spent the past few months trying to mend…