January 2023

GBNEWS24DESK// Indian film "Faraaz" is based on one of the most gruesome events in Bangladesh's history, the Holey Artisan attack in 2016. The Hansal Mehta directorial is set to be released in cinema halls on February 3 this year, as…

GBNEWS24DESK// A year after Hollywood boycotted the Golden Globes, Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and other big names are set to return as organizers try to restore the luster to what had been one of the biggest stops on the industry's…

GBNEWS24DESK// Australia might not have got the result they sought at Sydney, partly because they didn't end up with the spin-friendly pitch that was promised prior to a three-day deluge landing, but they have gleaned some significant…

GBNEWS24DESK// Eddie Nketiah scored twice as Arsenal set up an FA Cup fourth-round clash away to Manchester City after seeing off third-tier Oxford United 3-0 on Monday. Mohamed Elneny's header opened the floodgates at the Kassam…

GBNEWS24DESK// US President Joe Biden has said his country acknowledges their enduring partnership with Dhaka and termed Bangladesh's economic growth in the past 50 years a "remarkable story". "I hope our nations will continue to work…

GBNEWS24DESK// Brazil's Supreme Court removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days over security failings that it said allowed thousands of backers of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro to ransack government buildings…

GBNEWS24DESK// Prince Harry said he decided to publish his memoirs to defend himself against years of tabloid spin, as British television aired his first interview on the book's explosive revelations. "Thirty-eight years. 38 years of…

GBNEWS24DESK// Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh yesterday described a raft of Israeli measures as a "new war" against the Palestinian Authority aimed at pushing it "to the brink". Israel's new right-wing government said…

GBNEWS24DESK// The High Court yesterday said the Anti-Corruption Commission could scrutinise the allegations about Dhaka Wasa Managing Director Taqseem A Khan buying 14 homes in the USA. The graft watchdog may submit the progress…

GBNEWS24DESK// Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF), a body of pro-BNP lawyers, yesterday criticised a Dhaka-court order that on January 5 asked police to confiscate movable and immovable assets of BNP acting chairman Tarique…