January 2023

GBNEWS24DESK// Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" sold 1.4 million English-language copies on its first day in the UK, United States, and Canada, publisher Penguin Random House said on Thursday. The sales figures come as the first…

GBNEWS24DESK// UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for preserving the status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites and the two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel issue. "I had the occasion to reaffirm that we must…

GBNEWS24DESK// A mild cold wave is sweeping several parts of the country, but it may abate in some places, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Friday morning. A mild cold wave is sweeping Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions…

GBNEWS24DESK// It has to be said, it has been well worth the wait. Originally scheduled in 2022, the inaugural DP World International League T20 (ILT20) will see the light of day on Friday. And there cannot be a fitting venue than…

GBNEWS24DESK// Prince Harry's memoir Spare is the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever, Sky News reported on Tuesday citing the publisher, saying it had recorded a sales figure of 400,000 copies so far across hardback, ebook and audio…

GBNEWS24DESK// A man with a knife wounded several people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday morning, France Bleu radio reported. The attacker was "neutralised" by police, interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on…

GBNEWS24DESK// A top US intelligence official on Thursday urged Congress to renew sweeping powers granted to American spy agencies to monitor and examine communications, saying they were critical to stopping terrorism, cyberattacks and…

GBNEWS24DESK// Sidharth Malhotra said working on the 1970s-set espionage thriller Mission Majnu gave him an opportunity to "ape" his idol, megastar Amitabh Bachchan. In the upcoming film, the Shershaah star features as an Indian…

GBNEWS24DESK// South Korean pop star Jinyoung, who found fame as a member of K-pop boy band Got7, has confirmed that his solo album will land on Jan 18. Jinyoung, who was born Park Jin-young, revealed the news with a trio of…

GBNEWS24DESK// After the massive success of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", Marvel is back with another action-packed film "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania", all set to appear in the theatres this February 17. The famed superhero…