March2024
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Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at 82
Mar 24, 2024Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, a virtuoso of Chopin and Beethoven who enjoyed a decades-long collaboration with La Scala, died Saturday age 82, the Milan opera house announced. He had been in poor health in recent years... -
Global music biz sees 10.2% growth in 2023: industry
Mar 24, 2024According to data released on Thursday, global music revenues increased 10.2 percent to $28.6 billion last year. However, record labels are worried about how to sustain growth in the streaming era. According to the annual study... -
Biman launches ‘Smart call center’
Mar 24, 2024Today, Biman Bangladesh Airlines officially opened its “Smart call center” at the Biman main office in Balaka, with the goal of providing smart and contemporary service to the nation’s airline passengers. Shafiul Azim, the managing director... -
Brazil rescuers save girl after storm kills at least 12
Mar 24, 2024Search teams in southeastern Brazil rescued a girl buried for more than 16 hours in the rubble of a collapsed house following a powerful storm that has claimed at least a dozen lives. Authorities have deployed... -
Winrock to provide financial assistance through bKash to trafficking survivors
Mar 24, 2024Reunited with the “Ashshash” project run by Winrock International with backing from the Swiss Embassy in Bangladesh, bKash is providing assistance to both men and women who have managed to flee human trafficking. According to a... -
Sabalenka out of Miami Open after upset loss to Kalinina
Mar 24, 2024In the third round of the Miami Open on Saturday, Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina defeated world number two Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 1-6 6-1. Sabalenka lost to the 36th-ranked player just five days after the “apparent suicide” death... -
Japan confirms 1st human-to-human transmission of tick-borne SFTS
Mar 24, 2024According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) of Japan, the first instance of the tick-borne viral illness known as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) has been verified as occurring within the country. The... -
BEPZA takes over possession of land acquired for Jashore EPZ
Mar 24, 2024BEPZA has taken over the possession of the land acquired by the district administration for setting up the Jashore Export Processing Zone (JEPZ). Muhammad Abraul Hasan Mojumder, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Jashore district formally handed over... -
Islamic State posts video of Moscow concert hall attack
Mar 24, 2024According to the SITE Intelligence Group, a video purportedly captured by the gunmen responsible for the fatal assault on a Moscow music hall has been shared on social media platforms frequently utilized by the terrorist organization... -
Russia concert hall death toll rises to 137
Mar 24, 2024With 137 people killed in Friday’s attack, Russian investigators revealed on Sunday that they had discovered guns and ammunition at the Moscow music hall. “The bodies of 137 people, three of whom are children, have been...