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Live in Washington DC | Ustad Shahid Parvez (Sitar) and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee (Tabla)

By Calcutta Music on 02 April 2010

April 2, 2010 (Washingotn Bangla Radio) Ustad Shahid Parvez (Sitar) and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee (Tabla) will peform for the first time around five miles south from Washington Bangla Radio corporate headquarters and studios.

URBAN SCREEN showing DEAD MAN RUNNING ON 7 April+ new film EVE on 13 April

By Calcutta Music on 01 April 2010

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 05: Marcia Williams...

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April 1, 2010
(Washington Bangla Radio) By Sarah Sinclair: Next Wednesday 7 April,
during the Easter holiday, Urban Screen will be showing British gangster
film DEAD MAN RUNNING at the Albany. The film stars a plethora of
talent including 50 Cent, Ashley Walters, Brenda Blethyn, Omid Djilali
and duo Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer. The event will be given extra spice
as Tamer Hassan and Ashley Walters will be coming for the Q&A.

Lindsay Lohan asked to take-up trafficking issue worldwide as she promotes her India documentary

By Calcutta Music on 01 April 2010

April 1, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) Hollywood diva Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls) is promoting her documentary on child trafficking in India on Twitter and Indo-Americans are asking her to take this project seriously and worldwide.

Lohan posted on Twitter: “it's a massive world issue, & it goes on everyday. i just want people to recognize the more important things in the world-rather than gossip” and “my documentary for the BBC network is coming out soon...It's about child trafficking in India...I'd like to encourage everyone to watch it!!”

Iceland bans striptease shows

By Calcutta Music on 29 March 2010

March 29, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) Hindus have applauded Iceland for banning striptease shows.
 
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that “it was a step in the right direction for Althingi (Iceland Parliament)”.
 
No votes were reportedly cast against this historic European first bill to ban strip shows. Except Vatican and Andorra, strip clubs reportedly operate across Europe.

Bangla Sanskriti Mela 2010, Kolkata, January 2010 - A WBRi Special Event Report

By subhomoy-mukherjee on 28 March 2010

Bangla Sanskriti Mela 2010Mar 28, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) A special report from Kolkata by WBRi correspondent Subhomoy Mukherjee on Bangla Sanskriti Mela, 2010 held during 18 - 26 January, 2010.

Bangla Sanskriti Mela 2010Bangla Sanskriti mela is one among the biggest Bengali cultural events organized every winter at Vidyasagar Udyan, Calcutta ( popularly known as College Square). The week-long festival is popular both among the artists from different segments and the audience from different corners of society. It draws huge crowd every year.

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