August 2022

GBNEWS24DESK// Ahead of the Bangladesh-India Joint River Commission (JRC) ministerial-level meeting, officials of both the countries begin a two-day meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss water management issues between the two…

GBNEWS24DESK// The US government has donated another 10 million (1 crore) doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via COVAX to help the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare continue expanding vaccinations to teens and adults…

GBNEWS24DESK// At least 972 children in Ukraine have been killed or wounded since the beginning of Russia’s offensive, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “The use of explosive weapons has caused most of the…

GBNEWS24DESK// Qatar recently arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The move comes…

GBNEWS24DESK// Ukraine's capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week commemorating independence from Soviet rule, citing a heightened threat of attack as a US official warned of Russian plans to strike Ukrainian infrastructure in…

GBNEWS24DESK// Erik ten Hag secured his first win as Manchester United manager as goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday. United had started the weekend bottom of the Premier League, but…

GBNEWS24DESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday offered land to Qatar in the special economic zones being set up across Bangladesh alongside seeking more help from the gulf country in the energy sector, particularly in LNG import.…

GBNEWS24DESK// Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique has said that the metro rail will run on Uttara-Agargaon route from dawn to 12 midnight from December. Talking to BSS on Monday, he elaborated…

GBNEWS24DESK// BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home on Monday evening after going to Evercare Hospital in the capital for health check-ups. She reached the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 4:45pm and underwent some…

GBNEWS24DESK// Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday. The country…