April 2023

GBDESK// "Dream," starring actors IU and Park Seo-joon, is the first Korean film in 50 days to land atop the box office, surpassing the Hollywood film, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," at the Korean box office. The film topped the box…

GBDESK// Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine yesterday, killing 25 people including five children, as Kyiv said preparations for a counter-offensive against Moscow's forces were nearly complete. The deadly new attacks…

GBDESK// Coastguards have retrieved 41 bodies from Tunisian waters, a national guard official said yesterday, raising the number of victims of migrant shipwrecks off the country's coast to 210 in 10 days. The bodies were in a…

GBDESK// The promising Italian cyclist who shot dead a cat from his bedroom window has been dropped by his Trek-Segafredo team. Former world under-19 champion Antonio Tiberi said in February he was trying out an air rifle when he shot…

GBDESK// India great Sachin Tendulkar revealed how he had inspired his side to turn their focus from their hunger pangs to a vital World Cup semifinal clash against Pakistan during the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. The 2011 World Cup…

GBDESK// Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started training  foreign pilots which they believe will help the national flag carrier to earn foreign currency. This training is being given on modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The…

GBDESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday arrived in Washington DC on the second leg of her three-nation tour of Japan, the US, and the UK. In Washington DC, the Sheikh Hasina will attend a programme on May 1, celebrating the 50…

GBDESK// Law Minister Anisul Huq has sought vote for the ruling party's symbol -- "boat" in the upcoming general election for maintaining peace and development in the country. He appealed to the people while addressing as the chief…

GBDESK// US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea it would face a nuclear response and the "end" of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal. Speaking at the White House…

GBDESK// A fresh bout of uncertainty has emerged surrounding the completion of the Rooppur nuclear power plant after its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor was included in the latest round of sanctions by the US…