May 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// The world is far from achieving equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, a tragedy that must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday during an online conversation on fair access to…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Shahiduzzaman Khan, Executive Editor and Chief News Editor of The Financial Express, has died of Covid-19. He breathed his last at 6:45pm on Sunday at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in Dhaka, according to his…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Malaysian announced a nationwide “total lockdown” from June 1 to 14 as coronavirus infections in the country surged to record levels. As a result, citizens of 25 countries, including Bangladesh, are now…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The first consignment of 100,620 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine will not come to the country on Sunday night. Dr Md Robed Amin, line director of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS),…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A leading Muslim group in Austria has said it plans to file a lawsuit against the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for unveiling a controversial “Islam map”, according to Austrian media reports. Muslim Youth…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu manoeuvred on Sunday to try to dissuade opponents from forming a "government of change", with media reports saying a deal to unseat Israel's longest-serving leader could be imminent,…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has shut down three markets for 10 days as those were detected as risky due to as tremor jolted the district various times on Saturday. A team of SCC, led by Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury,…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The government has extended the ongoing restrictions on public movement by another week till June 6 to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Cabinet Division issued a notice in this regard on Sunday. The notification…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AKM Nurul Huda has said there was no consultation with the Election Commission (EC) to shift the National Identity (NID) cards-related services to the Security Services Division under the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Parliament Secretariat Commission on Sunday approved a Tk 336.14 crore budget for Parliament to spend on its development and non-development expenditures for the next fiscal year (2020-21). The approval was given…