Bangladesh

GBNEWS24 DESK// A total of 269 US citizens along with seven dogs left Dhaka for their country on this evening. A special flight of Qatar Airways carrying them took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:05pm, said…

GBNEWS24 DESK// President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Dr Rubana Huq urged the owners to consider closure of their factories as the nation is fighting to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a Tk5,000 crore subsidy package for the export-oriented industry as the sector likely to slip into recession due to the global spread of coronavirus. The PM made the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The Independence and National Day is today. In the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus, the government has suspended all programmes of the day. On the eve of the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister…

GBNEWS24 DESK// All Markets, shopping malls and retail shops across the country will be closed from March 25 to 31 in the wake of the coronavirus spread in the country. Helal Uddin, chairman of Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity, made the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Three more people, injured in road accident at Padua in Lohagara Upazila of Chattogram on Saturday night, died at hospital, taking death toll from the incident to 15. Two of the deceased were identified as Mohammad…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The by-elections to three Jatiya Sangsad seats-Dhaka-10, Bagerhat-4 and Gaibandha-3– started this morning. “Voting will continue from 9 am to 5 pm without any interval,” EC secretary Mohammad Alamgir told media on…

GBNEWS24 DESK// China has decided to donate emergency anti-epidemic medical supplies including a large number of test kits to Bangladesh. The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka informed relevant ministries of Bangladesh government about the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The yearlong birth centenary celebration of  Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman begins today at home and abroad in a befitting manner. Bangabandhu, the greatest Bangalee of all times, was born on March 17 in 1920 at…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for a strong collaboration among SAARC nations in devising a collective strategy and mobilise resources in combating coronavirus as she joined a videoconference with her…