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November 4, 2021

32.4 million people become poor anew in Bangladesh

GBNEWS24DESK// An estimated 19.5 per cent of the national population or 3.24 crore (32.4 million) people belonged to the 'new poor' group as of August, which was five percentage points higher than the estimated rate in March 2021. It…

South African author Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize

GBNEWS24DESK// South African author and playwright Damon Galgut won the Booker Prize on Wednesday for his novel "The Promise", about a white family's failed commitment to give their Black maid her own home. It was Galgut's third…

US rolls out COVID vaccine for young children

GBNEWS24DESK// even-year-old Gael Coreas stuck out his left arm fearlessly to receive his first COVID-19 shot at a health clinic in the nation's capital on Wednesday, wincing briefly as cameras flashed to capture the moment. Coreas was…

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