May 2021

GBNEWS24 DESK// As Bangladesh grapples with the second wave of coronavirus infections with hospitals overstretched, one major concern that has arisen is the availability of medical grade oxygen for critical Covid-19 patients. Amid the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company has sought permission from the government to import Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Director General of the Directorate of Health Services Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam made the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// There are a total of 424 haor areas in Sylhet where boro paddy is cultivated. Due to a lack of free space in the region, local roads and highways are the first choice among farmers to dry and thresh their stock. In the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Imrul Kayes, who last played an ODI in 2018, and Mahmudullah Riyad took part in the training sessions along with the other group members at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. The group started training after…

GBNEWS24 DESK// North Korea lashed out at the United States and its allies in South Korea yesterdayin a series of statements saying recent comments from Washington are proof of a hostile policy that requires a corresponding response from…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Saudi Arabia will permit citizens immunised against Covid-19 to travel abroad from May 17, the interior ministry said Sunday, more than a year after Saudis were barred from external trips. The ministry said three…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Australia's Seven West Media Ltd said on Monday it finalised its licensing deal with Alphabet Inc's Google and signed a long-term agreement with social media giant Facebook to provide content to the tech companies. The…

GBNEWS24 DESK// At least 25 people were killed as a sand-laden bulkhead hit a speedboat on Padma in Madaripur's Shibchar upazila this morning. Several people were still missing after the accident that occurred around 7am, reports…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her performance as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter on matters of love in the 1987 romantic film comedy "Moonstruck," died on Saturday at age 89.…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Export earnings rose six times year-on-year to hit $3.13 billion in April this year thanks to the rebound of apparel shipment with the reopening of the US and European economies. In April last year, the export figure…