February 2023

GBNEWS24DESK// Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Pakistan should formally apologise to Bangladesh for the atrocities it unleashed on the unarmed Bangalees in 1971. He said this at a meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister…

GBNEWS24DESK// Abdul Wahab, a security guard at an ATM booth of a private bank in the capital, works 16 hours a day. He and his two sons earn a total of about Tk 40,000 a month, but his nine-member family is still struggling to make…

GBNEWS24DESK// On Thursday, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reinstated popular actress, producer and social activist, Jaya Ahsan as its goodwill ambassador in Bangladesh. Jaya, served as UNDP's goodwill ambassador for a…

GBNEWS24DESK// To promote Bangla cinema to a larger audience, the largest film festival of Bangla language 'Amar Bhashar Chalachchitra 1429', organized by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), will take place at the TSC premises of Dhaka…

GBNEWS24DESK// "A long, long time ago; I can still remember; How that music used to make me smile," Don McLean sings at the start of 'American Pie,' one of the classic songs of the 1970s. You've probably got the melody in your head just…

GBNEWS24DESK// Cristiano Ronaldo got off the mark for his new Saudi paymasters Al Nassr on Friday with a stoppage-time penalty that rescued a 2-2 away draw against Al Fateh. The Portuguese, who turns 38 on Sunday, buried the spot-kick…

GBNEWS24DESK// England white-ball captain Jos Buttler said he was frustrated over players opting to feature in franchise tournaments instead of touring Bangladesh in March. England will play three ODIs and as many T20Is against…

GBNEWS24DESK// AC Milan's crisis threatens to deepen as the champions head into Sunday's derby with Inter, miles off the Serie A title pace and in a battle to reach next year's Champions League. A full 15 points behind runaway league…

GBNEWS24DESK// The EU yesterday pledged to support Ukraine "every step of the way" in its quest for bloc membership as top officials gathered in Kyiv for a highly symbolic summit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed the…

GBNEWS24DESK// Italy's coastguard recovered the bodies of eight migrants in the Mediterranean, officials said yesterday, as a debate rages over Rome's crackdown on rescue charities in the world's deadliest crossing. Rescuers found the…