August 2022

GBNEWS24DESK// The World Bank's outgoing country director Mercy Miyang Tembon on Wednesday highly appreciated Bangladesh's overall socioeconomic development, including women empowerment under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh…

GBNEWS24DESK// Despite facing competition from Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha and Akshay Kumar's Rakshabandhan, Chandoo Mondeti's Karthikeya 2 has become the first choice of moviegoers across the country. The film which hit screens on…

GBNEWS24DESK// Hundreds have gathered for the Moscow funeral of Daria Dugina, the daughter of a prominent ultranationalist intellectual who was killed in a car bombing that Russia blames on Ukraine, report agencies. Russia's Foreign…

GBNEWS24DESK// Rapper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty Monday to a conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence, admitting that he participated in a massive drug trafficking racket that moved drugs from the West Coast…

GBNEWS24DESK// Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return home in about two weeks after fleeing a popular uprising in July, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, depending in part on arrangements…

GBNEWS24DESK// Expect some respite from the scorching heat and frustrating humidity, as the weather department has predicted monsoon showers across the country in 24 hours. “Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by…

GBNEWS24DESK// Polar Icecream 27th School Handball tournament (boys and girls) begins from Thursday (Aug 25) at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city. Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh police of Dhaka range…

GBNEWS24DESK// Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus moved the Appellate Division on Wednesday, seeking a stay on proceedings in a case filed against him in the Dhaka Labour Court. Lawyer Abdullah Al Mamun filed the appeal on behalf of the…

GBNEWS24DESK// Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated Bangladesh government's resolve to work closely with the government of Japan to promote the existing bilateral relations to a new height, reports UNB. A documentary…

GBNEWS24DESK// British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson Monday said the UK is ready to send independent observers to the national election of Bangladesh if the country's Election Commission allows for it. "To ensure…