2022

GBNEWS24DESK// High-stakes UN biodiversity talks open in Montreal yesterday, in what is being billed as the "last best chance" to save the planet's species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction. Delegates from across…

GBNEWS24DESK// Peru's Congress swore in a new president on Wednesday in a day of sweeping political drama that saw the former leader, Pedro Castillo, arrested after his ousting from office in an impeachment trial hours after he…

GBNEWS24DESK// The next general election will be held in the first week of January in 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced at a rally in Cox's Bazar yesterday. Addressing the rally at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket…

GBNEWS24DESK// The US has expressed concern about reports of intimidation, political violence, police harassment, arrests of opposition party members and restrictions on the ability of the opposition parties to meet and hold peaceful…

GBNEWS24DESK// Moroccans wildly celebrating their team's historic World Cup knockout victory over Spain on Tuesday were joined by people across the Middle East and North Africa ecstatic at what they saw as a victory for the entire Arab…

GBNEWS24DESK// Belgium captain Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international soccer aged 31 on Wednesday after his team's group-stage exit at the World Cup. The forward played in all three Group F games but did not score as…

GBNEWS24DESK// Iran's Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday called for "revolutionary reconstruction of the country's cultural system", state media reported, as nationwide protests kept up pressure on the authorities. "It…

GBNEWS24DESK// UNESCO and Sesame Workshop have come together to create a video documentary on three world heritage sites of Bangladesh, namely: The Mosque City of Bagerhat, Sundarbans, and Paharpur's Buddhist monastery. Today at the…

GBNEWS24DESK// Audiences were blown away seeing the first part of the Chanchal Chowdhury starrer series "Karagar". Directed by Syed Ahmed Shawki, the Hoichoi original kept the hype going, with the announcement of Part 2 of the series.…

GBNEWS24DESK// While filming "Emancipation," Will Smith routinely drew inspiration from the words "sacred motivation" that were written on the front page of a script. But the Oscar winner heavily leaned on the phrase even more in recent…