March 2023

GBNEWS24DESK// Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi was charged with rape on Friday, French prosecutors said. Hakimi, 24, was questioned by prosecutors on Thursday about accusations made by a 24-year-old woman, and…

GBNEWS24DESK// England cricketers Harry Brook and Issy Wong have been named Major League Baseball Europe 'ambassadors' ahead of June's games at London. Brook, who has made a fantastic start to his Test career, making four centuries…

GBNEWS24DESK// Despite the introduction of the Bangladesh Youth Games, the nation is still apparently dwelling in the "something is better than nothing" era when it comes to forging a proper pipeline for athletes. While neighbouring…

GBNEWS24DESK// A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison for financing protests and other crimes, in a case that rights groups say was politically…

GBNEWS24DESK// The world cannot recover from a spate of crises if its poorest nations are forgotten, the UN envoy for the least developed countries told AFP ahead of a key summit. The 1.2 billion people that comprise the planet's 46…

GBNEWS24DESK// Storms producing tornadoes and heavy rains rolled through parts of the southern US on Friday, killing at least seven people and leaving over 1 million customers without power, authorities said. The National Weather…

GBNEWS24DESK// Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut yesterday, bringing Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting…

GBNEWS24DESK// Md Monir, a migrant worker, returned home from the United Arab Emirates with severe physical pain in June 2021. The Munshiganj resident had been employed at a road-construction site in Dubai. He, along with his…

GBNEWS24DESK// Sir Tony Blair, executive chairman of Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and former prime minister of the UK (1997-2007), arrived in Dhaka last evening. He is on a two-day visit, said the Ministry of Foreign…

GBNEWS24DESK// One of the most awaited youth events, Joy Bangla Concert, is back this year – following a two-year gap due to the coronavirus pandemic – and this year, music loving youngsters are in for a bigger and better return. The…