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Montreal-based Xposure Music just locked down $42.5 million through a mix of debt from Andalusian Credit Partners and equity from private investors and family offices, bringing their total haul past $50 million since launching in 2021. The platform uses machine-learning tech to bankroll indie...

A security guard at DGL5 Mine in Bubi District shot and killed 31-year-old Thabo Ngwenya, hitting him three times in the chest while he walked past the property. Another person heading to shops got hit in the arm. Villagers went absolutely feral and blocked police from taking the body, accusing...

Jah Prayzah had a moment at Harare International Conference Centre, where the crowd basically sang his track Ruzhowa for him while he just vibed and danced. The sold-out show was part of his Ndini Mukudzeyi World Tour finale, and fans felt like they got their money's worth. The artist later...

Rapper Maskiri just wrapped up a messy situation after spending two days locked up over a goat deal gone wrong. The Zimbabwean artist got arrested because he never delivered on a purchase agreement with Tonderai Chisoro, who lives in the US and ended up filing criminal charges. Maskiri finally...

London-based Atlantic Screen Group just dropped some major leadership shuffles and new deals. Rupert Hollier got bumped up to Chief Operating Officer, while Rosie Hill is taking over as President of Nightjar Music and Nightjar Songs Publishing. Hill has been with the company since 2021 and...

Bangladesh geologists are basically screaming that Dhaka might be cooked after a bunch of quakes hit the area since late last month. A retired professor from Dhaka University, Syed Humayun Akhtar, explained that the Indian Plate is subducting beneath the Burma Plate in a subduction zone, and all...

Khaleda Zia got a tiny bit better while posted up at Evercare Hospital getting treatment for whatever's been knocking her down. The BNP boss has been stuck under heavy monitoring, and doctors noticed she actually responds when people call her name, which is better than the past few sessions...

India's top navy guy, Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, still thinks Bangladesh counts as a friend despite all the chaos after Sheikh Hasina got booted out last August. The former prime minister bounced to India and caught a death sentence from a tribunal back home, and Bangladesh wants her sent back...

Nepal's election commission says 120 political parties want to compete in the lower house race that's happening next year. The commission verified applications from groups trying to grab seats in the 275-member House of Representatives, and about a third of these parties are brand-new to the...

Bangladesh and Ireland players were getting ready for their final T20 match in Chattogram while the BPL auction went down back in Dhaka. Rangpur Riders captain Nurul Hasan Sohan hopped on a flight after playing the previous game, and he suited up for franchise duties alongside Mohammad Ashraful...

Bangladesh Bank just tacked on another five years to their 8,000-crore taka Islamic bond that was supposed to wrap up at the end of this month. The Sukuk got issued for a clean water project, and regulators decided to push the deadline out to 2030 after their Shariah committee signed off on...

Bangladesh just bumped up fuel costs by 2 taka across the board for all the different types. The government dropped a notice saying diesel went from 102 to 104 per liter, petrol climbed from 118 to 120, octane moved from 122 to 124, and kerosene jumped from 114 to 116. The Ministry of Power...

The BPL auction wrapped up with all six teams locking down their rosters through a mix of direct grabs and bidding wars. Chattogram Royals dropped the fattest bag on Mohammad Naim Sheikh at 1.1 crore taka, making him the priciest local pickup this season. Rangpur Riders snagged Mahmudullah...

Bangladesh threw a ceramics showcase at the Bashundhara Convention Center, and the manufacturers' association brought in exhibitors from 25 different countries for their annual trade show. Foreign Adviser Towhid Hossain showed up to hand out trophies and mentioned how the ceramics game went from...

Bangladesh Olympic Association held their yearly member meeting down in Cox's Bazar and picked a fresh lineup for the committee. General Waker-Uz-Zaman kept his spot running things as president, and they locked in a 28 crore taka budget for next year. The group also let the Squash Rackets...

Metro Rail in Dhaka got shut down after two guys climbed onto a train in sketchy spots between the coaches. Md Ahsan Ullah Sharifi from the transit project said one person made it to the roof at Secretariat Metro Station, and security had to break out a ladder to try grabbing him. They found...

Two veteran Bangladesh cricketers finally got picked up after nobody wanted them at first. Mahmudullah Riyad went to Rangpur Riders, and Mushfiqur Rahim signed with Rajshahi Warriors for their original asking price of 35 lakh taka. Both teams decided to keep them in Category B instead of bumping...

The Bangladesh Community in France gave out awards to 30 students at their yearly event in Paris. Khondker M Talha, who reps Bangladesh at UNESCO and works as ambassador to France, showed up as the main guest. The ceremony recognized 10 kids who finished their French Baccalauréat, 3 undergrads...

An investigation panel dropped their findings about the 2009 border guard bloodbath that killed 73 people and basically said Sheikh Hasina ran the whole thing with help from India. The commission chair pointed fingers at the ousted prime minister plus a bunch of top Awami League politicians and...

Bangladesh's foreign affairs guy said his government wants Sheikh Hasina sent back from India after she got convicted, but he doesn't think the extradition drama will mess up other bilateral stuff between the two countries. Touhid Hossain mentioned they're still pushing for the Teesta water...