August 2022

GBNEWS24DESK// The 18th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in the capital on August 21, 2004, will be observed on Sunday with heavy hearts. On this day in 2004 during the BNP-Jamaat…

GBNEWS24DESK// Concreting of the inner containment dome of the reactor building has started at the unit- 2 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power plant. The work is being carried out by the TrestRosSEM, a branch ofRosatom Engineering Division.…

GBNEWS24DESK// After a marked improvement on Friday, Dhaka's air quality slipped back to the 'unhealthy' zone on Saturday morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 105, recorded at 8.53am, the metropolis ranked sixth in the list…

GBNEWS24DESK// The Greek government is likely to start regularising undocumented Bangladeshi migrants from mid-September, according to the Bangladesh embassy in Athens. To grab this opportunity, undocumented Bangladeshis who entered…

GBNEWS24DESK// US companies should consider oil and gas exploration in Bangladesh's offshore areas, said Tawfiq-e-Elahi, energy advisor to the prime minister, yesterday. At a meeting held in Washington with US Under Secretary of State…

GBNEWS24DESK// Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the upcoming Group of 20 summit, the leader of host nation Indonesia said in an interview published Friday. The pair's attendance…

GBNEWS24DESK// Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test following the publication of video footage this week that showed her partying with friends, and vowed she had never used illegal drugs.…

GBNEWS24DESK// Recently, the trailer for Raihan Rafi's "Damal" was released, much to the delight of cinema-goers who have been enjoying a steady stream of quality projects. The Siam Ahmed, Bidya Sinha Mim and Shariful Razz starrer tells…

GBNEWS24DESK// Sri Lanka Friday named a 20-man squad led by Dasun Shanaka for the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament starting later this month in the United Arab Emirates. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, but…

GBNEWS24DESK// Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed ex-Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram as the technical consultant to the team for T20s ahead of the Asia Cup starting on August 27 in the UAE. Nazmul Hasan Papon, the…