April 2023

GBDESK// Scientists have found coastal species of shellfish and anemones living and breeding on floating islands of garbage in the Pacific thousands of miles from home. Environmentalists have for years been eyeing what they call the…

GBDESK// Saudi Arabia has issued official confirmation that the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr will fall on April 21, Friday. On Thursday, the moon-sighting committee in the kingdom announced that April 20 would be the last day of the month…

GBDESK// The High Court has blasted a sub-inspector of Manikganj Sadar Police Station for allegedly conducting a "perfunctory" investigation of a murder case, saying it was done in a "cinematic way". The court said the police…

GBDESK// Bangladesh will welcome observers from the European Union and the United Kingdom in the upcoming general election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday. She said this when the outgoing UK High Commissioner Robert…

GBDESK// Just ahead of Eid, Ananta Jalil's much-awaited film "Kill Him" received a censor certificate yesterday. Announcing the news, Ananta and Barsha came live together on Ananta's Facebook page. "After many difficulties, we have…

GBDESK// South Korean singer Moonbin, a member of K-pop boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio said on Thursday. "Members of Astro and fellow artists and staff at Fantagio are deeply saddened and shocked…

GBDESK// Australia's Cameron Green hit his maiden half-century in the Indian Premier League and took one wicket to lead Mumbai Indians to a 14-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. In Hyderabad's chase, Arjun Tendulkar, son of…

GBDESK// Manchester City cruised into the Champions League semi-finals after a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich on Wednesday secured a 4-1 aggregate win that moved them a step closer to an elusive first title in the competition. City…

GBDESK// Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age. Outside a factory he was visiting in…

GBDESK// Thousands of residents yesterday fled Sudan's capital, where witnesses said bodies lay in the street from fighting between the army and paramilitaries after a 24-hour truce failed to take hold. At least 270 people have died…