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Tibetan art at Dhaka show after China complains

One of Bangladesh’s biggest art shows has covered up an exhibit by Tibetan artists after the Chinese embassy in Dhaka said it was “offended” by the artwork, an organiser said Monday. A photographic exhibit entitled “Last Words”, featuring the letters of five Tibetans who self-immolated in protest at Chinese rule, was covered with white sheets at the Dhaka Art Summit, an AFP correspondent said. The work belonged to Indian filmmaker Ritu Sarin and her husband Tenzing Sonam, a Tibetan [caption id="attachment_21748" align="alignleft" width="540"]Exhibits be...
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Emami presents Valentine’s Day film

This Valentine's day, Emami Fair & Handsome is releasing online an exclusive short-film geared towards the young generation titled "Bodle Jawar Golpo". The 15 minute film is directed by Bangladeshi National award-winning young director Redwan Rony. _DSC0128The film will be released at 12:01 am on 14th February 2016, the dawn of Valentines' day on Emami Fair & Handsome's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/theultimatemen/?fref=ts. A press conference was held at a hotel in the capital city regarding the film l...

Global drama putting women’s rights centre stage

Seven, a travelling documentary play recounting the real-life ordeals of women who have encountered violence, rape and trafficking, has become a fulcrum for debate and action among students in Bangladesh In a lecture theatre at Rajshahi University in Bangladesh, seven people take their places on stage. They begin to speak. “Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria,” says one. “Mu Sochua, Cambodia,” says another. “Anabella de Leon, Guatemala,” says a third. They perform monologues based on interviews with women’s rights activists who have experienced domestic violence, gang rape and human trafficking. [caption id="attachment_21559" align="alignleft" width="540"]

GatesAir brings HD Radio Broadcasting to BD

GatesAir will turn on the first two HD Radio stations in South Asia in early 2016 for Betar, the national government broadcaster for Bangladesh. The HD Radio broadcasts, supported by two GatesAir Flexiva 10kW transmitters, will cover the capital city of Dhaka and surrounding regions. Upon evaluating digital radio standards, Betar chose HD Radio for to its audio quality and Community Radiomultichannel opportunities.   For this application, signal coverage will be strengthened through a higher-than-usual FM tower for Betar (250 feet as oppo...

1st ever radio car show in Bangladesh

Carmudi, the leading online vehicle marketplace in Bangladesh, in collaboration with Radio Foorti 88.0 FM has brought in the first ever radio car show of Bangladesh, named as the Foorti Vroom Vroom Show. The weekly Foorti Vroom Vroom Show, brought to you by Carmudi is the first of its kind here being a completely dedicated car show full of every inch and detail one would seek for their love of cars. Packed with a series of 3 segments: What's Hot, Gear Up and Ask the expert: Dr. Car, the show dynamically educates the listeners and followers on vast subjects related to automobiles like, gear and accessories or even with information