May 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// New Zealand shied away from labelling China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority genocide on Wednesday, once again leaving Wellington out of step with its more forthright Western allies. Parliament unanimously…

GBNEWS24 DESK// India’s entire delegation to the Group of Seven summit in London is self-isolating after two of its members tested positive for COVID-19, the British government said on Wednesday. "Two delegates tested positive so the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// As a married couple, Bill and Melinda Gates spent decades amassing one of history's largest fortunes. Now that they're divorcing, they have to untangle that $145 billion, reports Bloomberg. Details of the split have…

GBNEWS24 DESK// President Joe Biden has said that by July 4 the U.S. will have sent about 10% of the coronavirus vaccines it produced to other countries, reports agencies. "It's a significant humanitarian commitment in addition to our…

GBNEWS24 DESK// All employees at the government, non-government and mills and factories must stay at their working places during the Eid holidays. The government has issued a gazette notification on Wednesday, extending the ongoing…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A fire broke out again at Daser Bharani point of Sharankhola range in the Sundarbans East Division on Wednesday. The fire originated in the south side of the previous point around 10am. On information, three fire…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the government has intensified its efforts to get vaccine from the United States (US) as it will share up to 60 million doses of its Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Amir Khan has launched an emergency fundraising appeal for the dire situation in India. The second-most populous country saw COVID-19 cases skyrocket last week, with over 350,000 cases recorded in 24 hours alone: an…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Britain and India will begin formal free trade deal talks later this year, the UK government said Tuesday, after they agreed an initial package to boost bilateral trade and investment. With its massive population and…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Authorities of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP) are likely to start installation of rail track on the Mawa-Bhanga section from July in a major development for the fast-track project being implemented by…