March 2023

GBNEWS24DESK// In a rare move, the Pentagon yesterday released a de-classified video showing Russia's intercept of a US military surveillance drone downed over the Black Sea two days ago. It was the first direct US-Russian incident…

GBNEWS24DESK// Russia's forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children to areas under its control amounts to a war crime, UN investigators said yesterday, also warning of possible crimes against humanity. In its first report,…

GBNEWS24DESK// The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday ruled in favour of the Anti-Corruption Commission (Servants) Service Rules, which allows the commission to dismiss its officials without showing any reason.…

GBNEWS24DESK// While child marriage is an issue that has plagued the entire country, the prevalence is higher in the remote char lands in the country's northern parts due to poverty, illiteracy and insecurity, said speakers at an event…

GBNEWS24DESK// "I have never observed my birthday -- at most my wife would present me a little gift on this day. I would try and stay at home on these days. "I found in the newspaper that the Dhaka City Awami League is observing my…

GBNEWS24DESK// Every so often, a fantasy series with adventure, magic and an unfairly charismatic villain comes along and captures the imagination and attention of a passionate base of readers. And when that series leaps into a fully…

GBNEWS24DESK// A producer of a film wrote to the president of the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association and alleged that actor Shakib Khan raped a co-producer, and behaved unethically and unprofessionally during a shoot in Australia.…

GBNEWS24DESK// James Gunn is directing a Superman film. "Superman: Legacy," which Gunn also wrote, is also set for a July 11, 2025, he and his co-chair and fellow CEO of DC Studios Peter Safran announced Wednesday. The film, Gunn…

GBNEWS24DESK// Bangladesh will play Ireland across three formats with the ODI series slated to begin at Sylhet from March 18 before the T20I series at Chattogram on March 27. The lone Test will be played at Dhaka on April 4 and ahead of…

GBNEWS24DESK// Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League quarterfinals as Karim Benzema's second-half goal secured a comfortable 1-0 win over Liverpool in their last-16 second leg that wrapped up a 6-2 aggregate victory on…