May 2023

GBDESK// At least 18 Mexican tourists died and two dozen were injured when their tourist bus plunged into a ravine in the western state of Nayarit, a local official told AFP on Sunday. The bus, from a private company, was transporting…

GBDESK// US President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used "lies told for profit and power" to stir up hatred, as he coupled his remarks with pointed jokes…

GBDESK// IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has lauded the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. "Bangladesh is a role model in the world which makes its economy stable even after the coronavirus pandemic," the IMF…

GBDESK// BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been kept under close observation by physicians at the city's Evercare Hospital for various ailments, said her personal physician, Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain. "Madam is under the close…