At the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) Convention, Bangladesh’s renowned singer T.W. Sainik was honored for his remarkable contribution to music and his widespread popularity. This 38th annual convention was held in Maryland, USA, from August 30 to September 1, 2024, where he received the award. His…
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TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who made international news over a live-on-air anti-war protest in March, has been detained. Russian authorities raided the home of a former state TV journalist and detained her as part of a criminal investigation for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian armed forces, her lawyer…
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Novelist and former journalist Susie Steiner, best known for writing the Manon Bradshaw detective series, has died from a brain tumour aged 51. Steiner wrote three DS Bradshaw books including 2016’s Missing, Presumed, which was shortlisted for the Theakston crime novel award and picked for the Richard and Judy Book…
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The Sugababes are back, with the original line-up and a UK tour – it’s like the year 2000 all over again. The trio – Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy – have reunited and reclaimed their name after an earlier relaunch under the name MKS in 2013. When they…
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Podcast host and campaigner Dame Deborah James has died, after announcing in May that she was receiving end of life care for bowel cancer. With her candid persona and infectious sense of fun, the presenter of the BBC’s You, Me and the Big C touched the lives of many. “She…
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