Peace TV is a nonprofit satellite television network broadcasting globally 24/7 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Peace TV programs are all in the English language and telecast free-to-air. The founder and president of Peace TV is Zakir Naik, an Islamic preacher from Mumbai, India. In 2016, there was a terrorist attack in Dhaka. Militants stormed a bakery and took several hostages. After unsuccessful negotiations, special units of the police stormed the bakery. In the process, at least five terrorists, and more than 15 hostages were killed. Police later revealed, that the terrorists had been influnced by Naik's speeches. These sppeches which seemed to be provocative. Following this incident, the channel was banned in Bangladesh. In 2019, the british telecom regulatic office Ofcom ruled that Peace TV broke the rules of diffusing hate speech After the 2019 Easter Bombings it was banned in India and Sri Lanka, for diffusing hate speech.
Alamgir
Alamgir (born 3 April 1950) is a Bangladeshi actor and television host. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor seven times for his roles in the movies, "Ma O Chhele" (1985), "Apeksha" (1987), "Khotipuron" (1989), "Moroner Pore" (1990), "Pita Mata Santan" (1991), "Andha Biswas" (1992) and "Desh Premik" (1994). Besides, he earned Best Supporting Actor award for the movies, "Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na" (2010) and "Ke Apon Ke Por" (2011).
Runa Laila
Runa Laila (born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer. She is one of the best-known in South Asia. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and she also made a pair with him after replacing another singer Mala.
Jonathan Cantwell
Jonathan Cantwell (8 January 1982 – 6 November 2018) was an Australian professional road bicycle racer. He formerly rode for UCI Professional Continental Team . Cantwell made his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Tour de France. Cantwell took his first top ten placing on stage 4, when he finished sixth on the stage.
Cantwell died on 6 November 2018 at the age of 36.
Sadika Parvin Popy
Sadika Parvin Popy (known as Popy) is a Bangladeshi movie actress and model who has performed in numerous Bangladeshi films. She was born and brought up in Khulna city. She has won three national film awards for Best Actress.
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Greg Pence
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National Film Awards (Bangladesh)
National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in Bangladesh. Established in 1975 by Government of Bangladesh. This is the only film awards given to the Government of Bangladesh. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in Dhaka. Newly started the Lifetime Achievement, it was first initiated on the 2009.
Parveen Sultana Diti
Parveen Sultana ( known by her stage name Diti; 31 March 1965 – 20 March 2016) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in "Shami Stri". She acted in more than 200 films in her career.
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (Arabic: إلهان عبد الله عمر born October 4, 1981) is a Somali-American politician. She is the member of the U.S House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district since January 3, 2019. Ilhan Omar is also member of the President's so-called "Squad", which includes her, and three other female representatives that are all people of color.
In 2016, she was elected a Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, making her the first Somali-American legislator elected to office in the United States. She is the Director of Policy and Initiatives of the Women Organizing Women Network.
Omar was the Democratic Farmer Labor nominee for U.S. Representative in Minnesota's 5th congressional district, having won the primary on August 14, 2018. Omar won the general election in November 2018, becoming first Muslim-American woman to be elected to congress, alongside Rashida Tlaib.
Omar is a member of "The Squad" along with Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley. In 2020, Omar endorsed Bernie Sanders for President.
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Carlos Lopez-Cantera
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On January 14, 2014, Governor Rick Scott announced López-Cantera's appointment to serve out the term of Jennifer Carroll, who resigned on March 12, 2013.
Sucharita
Baby Helen (known by her stage name Sucharita; born 1958) is a Bangladeshi film actress. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film "Hangor Nodi Grenade" (1997). She has acted in over 100 movies.
Beside the Bangladesh National Film Award, Sucharita won Best Actress award from Bangladesh Film Journalists Association in 1981.
Nipun Akter
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Susan Tomes
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Kazi Hayat
Kazi Hayat is a Bangladeshi movie director, producer, screenwriter, script writer, story writer, dialogue writer and actor.
Hayat won the Bangladesh National Film Award eight times - Best Story for "Dayi Ke" (1987), Best Dialogue and Best Screenplay for Traas (1992), Best Story for "Chandabaz" (1993), Best Director and Best Screenplay for "Desh Premik" (1994), Best Cinematography for "Ammajan" (1999), and Best Director for "Itihas" (2002).
Amol Bose
Amal Bose (born Amalendu Bose ); 194323 January 2012) was a Bangladeshi actor who appeared in theater, TV and radio performances. He began his career in stage acting in 1963. His first film appearance was in "Raja Sannasi" (1966).
Bose won the National Film Awards for best co-artist' in the film "Ajker Protibad", directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam.
Kithuruwan Vithanage
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Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash
Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash () is a 2006 Bangladeshi drama-mystery movie The movie was the directoral debut of news anchor and prominent media personality Samia Zaman. and produced by Bangladeshi satellite TV Channel NTV, their second film production.
Jaago – Dare to Dream
Jaago () is a 2010 Bangladeshi sports drama movie written and directed by Khijir Hayat Khan. The movie is produced by Adnan Karim. The film features Ferdous Ahmed and Afsana Ara Bindu in lead roles and with supporting Arifin Shuvoo, Tariq Anam Khan, Rownak Hasan, Fs Nayeem and many more. It is the first Bangladeshi movie based entirely on football.
Jaago received fifteen nominations and received six awards in the following categories: Best Film (Critics' Choice); Best Director (Khijir Hayat Khan); Best Music Director (Arnob); Best Actress (Bindu); Best Playback Singer Male (Kumar Bishwajit for "Jhum Jhum Brishti") and Best Sound Engineer (Bappi Rahman).
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