May 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday they had warned US navy vessels after Washington said it had fired warning shots at Iranian attack boats which buzzed them in the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards’ navy…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Britain set out plans to crack down on hostile activity by foreign states on Tuesday, introducing a proposed law to give security services and law enforcement new powers to tackle growing threats. The bill will haul…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Russia has proposed discussing arms control and security issues at a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit on Wednesday evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims. The meeting will be held at the Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office at…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Fire Service and Civil Defence recovered the microbus, plunged into the River Padma from a pontoon in the Daulatdia ghat, around three hours after the accident. But, the microbus driver is still missing. BIWTC,…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Jatiya Sangsad will go into its budget session on June 2. President Abdul Hamid has conveyed the budget session exercising the power bestowed upon him as per clause (1) of article 72 of the constitution, said a…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday forecast that rain or thundershower is likely to continue for the next 72 hours or three days. The Met Office also forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Khaleda ‘improving’, not out of ‘danger’ yet: Doctor Though the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia improving slowly, she is still not out of danger due to various post-Covid complications, her medical…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Gaza health ministry said nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes in the Palestinian territory after the barrages against Israel. The Israeli military issued no immediate comment on any action it had…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A bomb has blown up a bus in Afghanistan killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens, officials said on Monday, the latest in a series of deadly blasts that has come as foreign forces withdraw. The roadside bomb…