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the council, NHS and community groups to give more residents a shot in the arm. Organisers behind the pop-up event at OBA Millennium Centre had been expecting more than 600 people to get the jab on the day - mostly from the town's Bangladeshi community.

A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country’s first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society. Tashnuva Anan Shishir, who previously worked as a rights activist and actress, debuted on Dhaka-based Boishakhi TV on Monday, International Women’s Day.

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- In a story March 10, 2021, about Bangladesh’s first transgender news anchor, The Associated Press wrongly referred to her former name in contravention of AP standards.

Spotify is expanding around the world, making its streaming audio service available in 80 new markets in the coming days. The international expansion, which will include countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria, will make Spotify available to more than 1 billion people around the world who didn't previously have access to the service.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify unveiled plans to launch in 85 new markets over the next few days, areas that represent more than 1 billion potential new listeners, according the company.The company made the announcement Monday at its Stream On event for creators and partners. The 85 new markets — which include Pakistan and Bangladesh — span Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.

previously charged in 2018 with the Sony Hack crime, as well as the February 2016 cyber-enabled heist of $81 million from the Bank of Bangladesh and the May 2017 global Wannacry 2.0 attack. This was the first time the U.S.  made charges against a Pyongyang operative.According to the DOJ, the three defendants worked for the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a wing of the North Korean military intelligence.

The 11th annual Youth Diversity Film Festival will open this weekend, featuring panel discussions and more than 60 films by young filmmakers from the U.S. and 13 other countries, including the UK, Kenya, Russia, Brazil, Bangladesh, South Korea, Iran and India. Presented by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center, the online festival runs January 16-31.

Rebecca Davis editorForget the Oscars. One of the sites where the battle for on-screen representation matters most may be in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — the world’s largest refugee camp.Two new inhabitants are set to take up residence there in the new year: six-year-old Rohingya Muslim twins Noor and Aziz.

Naman Ramachandran Feature debutant Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s “The Salt in Our Waters,” bows Nov.

Naman Ramachandran The Bangladesh Oscar Committee has selected acclaimed anthology film “Sincerely Yours, Dhaka” as the country’s entry to the 2021 Oscars’ international feature film category.“Dhaka” is a collection of 11 shorts set in Bangladesh’s capital city by 11 emerging filmmakers: Nuhash Humayun, Syed Ahmed Shawki, Rahat Rahman Joy, M.D.

A married Pennsylvania couple, originally from Bangladesh, admitted to conspiring to provide material support and resources to ISIS, according to reports. Through 2015 Shahidul Gaffar, 40, and Nabila Khan, 35, funded two of her brothers, who went to Syria to join the designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, according to authorities.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorWarnerMedia Pulls Plug On South Asia Channels WarnerMedia has announced that it plans to close its linear HBO and WB TV channels in India, Pakistan, Maldives, and Bangladesh from December 15.

Naman Ramachandran WarnerMedia is pulling the plug on linear channel HBO in India and Pakistan. It will also terminate the WB movie channel in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives from Dec.

Lauren Conrad has launched a shop of handcrafted artisan products on Amazon Handmade. A selection of items from the former reality TV star's non-profit organization and fair trade shop, The Little Market, is now available on Amazon.The collection features reusable bags, candles, towels and jewelry created by six local artisan groups around the world including Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Philippines, Rwanda, the United States and India.

fashion initiative set up to support Bangladeshi factory workers during the covid pandemic has come under fire after customers who bought £35 clothing boxes claimed they did not receive what they were promised.Lost Stock, founded by the Edinburgh businessman behind shopping app Mallzee, was launched in May after lockdown restrictions forced fashion giants to cancel orders of garments in factories in Bangladesh.The concept allows customers to purchase a £35 mystery parcel of brand new clothing

Lauren Conrad has launched a shop of handcrafted artisan products on Amazon Handmade. A selection of items from the former reality TV star's non-profit organization and fair trade shop, The Little Market, is now available on Amazon.The collection features reusable bags, candles, towels and jewelry created by six local artisan groups around the world including Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Philippines, Rwanda, the United States and India.

Lauren Conrad has launched a shop of handcrafted artisan products on Amazon Handmade. A selection of items from the former reality TV star's non-profit organization and fair trade shop, The Little Market, is now available on Amazon.The collection features reusable bags, candles, towels and jewelry created by six local artisan groups around the world including Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Philippines, Rwanda, the United States and India.

Naman Ramachandran Ishaan Khatter will star in war film “Pippa,” produced by Indian industry veterans Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. The film is to be directed by Raja Krishna Menon and will release towards the end of 2021.Based on Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta’s book “The Burning Chaffees,” the film is set during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 that led to the formation of Bangladesh.

Kylie Jenner is dealing with plenty of backlash these days. After she and Kendall were accused of not paying their workers in Bangladesh, the 22-year-old beauty mogul is now being accused of not giving credit to LoudBrand Studios, a black-owned business.

Kendall and Kylie Jenner‘s clothing brand has finally addressed reports that they failed to pay factory workers in Bangladesh their wages for a canceled supply order back in March.

and added, "The Kendall + Kylie brand is owned by Canada Inc. The brand does not produce in Bangladesh.

Kendall and Kylie Jenner are responding to the backlash after accusations spread that their fashion brand, Kendall + Kylie, did not pay factory workers in Bangladesh.

Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner have been accused of not paying workers in Bangladesh, however, according to a new statement they released on their IG account, they don’t even work with the company accused of the transgression. Hot New Hip Hop reported today that Kylie and Kendall sparked the wrath of social media users after a rumor began circulating online that they weren’t paying workers in the nation on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kendall and Kylie Jenner have released a statement after it was reported their fashion brand had failed to pay factory workers in Bangladesh amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"I'm as vulnerable as anybody else," Hemsworth told IANS when asked about tapping into vulnerabilities for a character."You know, anything involving children, children (being) in jeopardy or if their safety is threatened, having children myself, it's certainly easier to sort of draw upon the visceral nature of what that the circumstances would evoke in you," he added.Picking his recent digital film "Extraction" as an example, he continued: "We shot this movie in India, Bangladesh and Thailand, I

Naman Ramachandran Oscar-, BAFTA- and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”) has joined U.S.-India-Bangladesh film “No Land’s Man” as co-producer and composer.Directed by eminent Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (“Saturday Afternoon”), the film chronicles a South Asian man’s journey that becomes complicated when he meets an Australian woman in the U.S.“Time always gives birth to new worlds, new ideals,” Rahman told Variety.

A charity incentive which launched last week aimed at helping Bangladeshi garment factory workers feed their families during the coronavirus pandemic has sold more than 63,870 clothing boxes filled with items from three of the most popular high street fashion retailers.

Coronavirus has impacted our lives more than we could have ever expected, including the way we buy our clothes. With the closure of shops and changes in level of demand, this has had a massive knock on effect on the fashion supply chain.

Being a member of a vulnerable sexual or gender minority during the coronavirus lockdown is a double whammy for many of us. Rohit K Dasgupta explores some of these LGBTQ realities in the UK, India and Bangladesh.

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has shamed a vile internet troll who directed racist abuse at him - by correcting their bumbling spelling mistake.

The charity single is an institution that is a more recent phenomenon than you might think. 

The action comes thick and fast in this impressive, break-neck feature debut from director Sam Hargrave, stunt coordinator on the likes of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Endgame, amongst others.

Yesterday, it was announced that an additional 45 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were reported in the UAE. 

Primark will close all 189 of its UK stores tonight amid the coronavirus outbreak.

BBC One drama Our Girl is back on our screens this month as leading lady Michelle Keegan announces a date for its return.

A man who died at North Manchester General Hospital after being diagnosed with coronavirus fell ill 'instantly', his grieving son has said.