2021

GBNEWS24DESK// The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2021’ with a provision for punishing top bank officials for committing bank fraud through digital cheques. The punishment could be a maximum…

GBNEWS24DESK// The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, started his first mission, visiting Bangladesh from December 13-19. "The Rohingya want nothing more than to return to their homes in…

GBNEWS24DESK// Two ministries of Bangladesh government – Disaster Management and Relief Ministry and Land Ministry – have received the United Nations (UN) Public Service Award given for the years of 2021 and 2020 for their outstanding…

GBNEWS24DESK// Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday unveiled the bust of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Boulevard in Turkish capital Ankara. “On behalf of the people and the government…

GBNEWS24DESK// Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will renew their old rivalry in the Champions League after Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain were paired together again in Monday's draw for the last 16. It is the standout tie to…

GBNEWS24DESK// The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to actresses Rafiat Rashid Mithila and Sabnam Faria in a case filed over fraud and embezzlement associated with their involvement in Evaly. The HC bench of Justice…

GBNEWS24DESK// Bangladesh on Monday reported 385 Covid-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight three lives. The country reported 1.75 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 22,037 samples were tested in the past 24 hours,…

GBNEWS24DESK// Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said the recent US sanction on seven former and incumbent officers of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) will not put any impact on the next general election. “The US…

GBNEWS24DESK// resident Vladimir Putin has lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago as the demise of what he called "historical Russia" and said the economic crisis that followed was so bad he was forced to moonlight as…

GBNEWS24DESK// Britain faces a "tidal wave" of the omicron variant of coronavirus and two vaccine doses will not be enough to contain it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Sunday, as he accelerated the booster rollout programme.…