2021

GBNEWS24DESK// Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has received ‘Champion of Global Change Award’ given by the United Nations Foundation in recognition of his enlightened leadership and innovation to enhance human dignity, equity, and…

GBNEWS24DESK// Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 295 Covid-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight three lives. The country reported 1.29 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 22,870 samples were tested in the past 24 hours,…

GBNEWS24DESK// BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is trying to 'restore' one-party rule in the country by 'wiping out' the spirit of the Liberation War, reports UNB. "This year marks…

GBNEWS24DESK// Indonesia lifted a tsunami alert Tuesday following a magnitude 7.3 undersea earthquake that struck off Flores Island, triggering panic in a region prone to fatal quakes but apparently causing no major damage or casualties,…

GBNEWS24DESK// Norway has announced new Covid curbs less than a week after tightening restrictions amid the spread of the Omicron variant and soaring case numbers and hospital admissions, reports AFP. The move came after Norway's…

GBNEWS24DESK// A court in Belarus on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky to 18 years in prison after he galvanised an unprecedented protest movement against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko last year, state media…

GBNEWS24DESK// Syarhei Tsikhanouski, the husband of Belarus's opposition leader, has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for organising mass unrest and inciting social hatred, reports agencies. Five supporters of Tsikhanouski were…

GBNEWS24DESK// England head into the day-night second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Thursday under pressure and facing an ominous task against an Australian team who have won all of their eight pink-ball matches. The tourists' capitulation…

GBNEWS24DESK// US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday began a Southeast Asia tour in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, where he will outline Washington's policy on the Indo-Pacific, a key US-China battleground. Arriving from…

GBNEWS24DESK// The G7 on Sunday said time was running out for Iran to agree a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions, and warned Russia of "massive" consequences if it invades Ukraine. Foreign ministers from the world's richest nations held a…