May 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// Britain's unemployment rate fell again to 4.8 per cent between January and March, when the country was under a tight lockdown, and hiring rose further in April, according to data that showed employers gearing up for…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Shares of Toyota Motor rose for a third straight session and hit a record high on Tuesday, as investors continued to bet on the Japanese automaker's ability to tackle a global chip shortage better than its rivals. The…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A 23-member Bangladesh squad underwent their first official training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Although rain forced…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The one word we’re scared to hear now is ‘positive’ and that’s the only thing we are trying to be during these trying and testing times. Amid it all, celebrities have been doing their bit not just raise awareness and make…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Rozina Islam's news of arrest get coverage in international media International media have published reports highlighting the confinement of Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam at the Health Ministry…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Bangladesh requests Canada for two million AstraZeneca vaccines on an emergency basis for inoculating people with the second dose. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen made the request to Canadian High Commissioner in…

GBNEWS24 DESK// More than 52,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israeli air strikes that have destroyed or badly damaged nearly 450 buildings in the Gaza Strip, said the UN aid agency. About 47,000 of the displaced people have…

GBNEWS24 DESK// India is unlikely to resume major exports of COVID-19 vaccines until at least October as it diverts shots for domestic use, three government sources said, a longer-than-expected delay set to worsen supply shortages from the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// President Joe Biden will send at least 20 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June, marking the first time the United States is sharing vaccines authorised for domestic use. The move marks a…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday demanded a probe into allegations of war crimes committed by Israel. Condemning Israel’s “belligerence”, the OIC’s Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission…