The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebel group in the Philippines has handed over its first batch of weapons as part of a peace process. The event in Maguindanao, in Mindanao, was attended by President Benigno Aquino who hailed it as an important step forward. Seventy-five weapons will be deactivated as a gesture of MILF’s commitment to peace. In 2012, ...
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Bahrain opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman jailed
The main Shia opposition leader in Bahrain, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been jailed for four years for inciting violence, state media say. Sheikh Salman was convicted of inciting hatred, promoting disobedience and “insulting” public institutions. His al-Wefaq movement has accused the Sunni-led government of aggravating the country’s crisis with his sentencing. The Gulf state has grappled with sporadic unrest since ...
Read More »Bangladesh’s’ PM praised by British MPs
Ansar Ahmed Ullah Bangladesh’s’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was praised for development during meeting with new British MPs. Newly elected MPs to the UK parliament met Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, 15 June, at the Westminster at a reception hosted by Keith Vaz MP. Some thirty MPs including Bengali members Rushanara Ali MP, Tulip Siddiq MP and Rupa ...
Read More »British talent dominates at Tony Awards in New York
British talent swept the board at Broadway’s equivalent of the Oscars on Sunday where a lesbian coming-of-age musical and a play about a teenage math whizz each won five Tony Awards.New hit musical “An American in Paris,” adapted from the Oscar-winning classic, and Broadway’s revival of “The King and I” each picked up four Tonys, the highest honor in US ...
Read More »Hamari Adhuri Kahani: A kahani that rankles
Romantic tragedy is back in theatres as Mohit Suri offers a true blue love story amidst the flood of romantic comedies. A mature offshoot of Aashiqui-2, Suri tries to restore the gravitas, the pathos that we associate with romance and takes on the deep-seated patriarchy along the way.It is an old school romance with all the garnishing of poetic dialogues ...
Read More »The Brotherhood Project coming with folk songs
Popular singers of present time Joy Shahriar and Parvez Sajjad are coming with folk songs. Their new album is comprised with seven folk songs. The album titled Ta Na Na Na will be released under the banner of Joy and Parvez’s joint venture, The Brotherhood Project. This album will be released in Eid-ul-Fitr under the banner of Eagle Music. It ...
Read More »Rita Ora to collaborate with Chris Brown
Singer Rita Ora is reportedly thinking of working with rapper Chris Brown to give her career a boost in American market. The 24-year-old, How we do(Party) hit-maker is said to have recorded a track with Brown for her forthcoming second album, with the single being touted as a sure fire hit. However Ora’s working relationship with Brown could cause some ...
Read More »Shah Rukh, Kajol start shooting for Dilwale in Bulgaria
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has reached Bulgaria in order to shoot for the upcoming Rohit Shetty directorial Dilwale, has shared a photo from the film sets on Twitter. The picture shows Shah Rukh posing with Rohit and Kajol. While he is clean shaven and sports a casual look with a blue jacket, Kajol is pretty in short hair. ...
Read More »Vidya’s favourites
Banarasi sari gifted by husband among Vidya’s favouritesActress Vidya Balan’s love for the sari is no secret, but it’s a red Banarasi gifted by her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur that she considers to be one of her prized possessions.”I have a collection of cotton saris which I picked up from different parts of the country in hues of orange, pink, ...
Read More »Shokh in ‘Sikandar Box’ sequel, new TV ads
On the occasion of coming Eid-ul-Fitr, Anika Kabir Shokh is engaged with new works. She didn’t come into media by contesting in any reality show. Shokh has already established her position in media by virtue of her acting skill.On the occasion of Eid, Shokh is acting in viewers’ choice popular Eid sequel Sikandar Box. A shooting unit led by Sagor ...
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