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October 31, 2008

Rickshaw men excel in ‘Pop Idol’

Omar Ali is Bangladesh’s unlikely new music star – he’s a white-bearded rickshaw puller from an impoverished village a day’s drive from the capital, Dhaka.
But his voice is golden and millions of viewers voted for him to win a television “Pop Idol”-style talent show, which has just reached its climax.
Magic Tin Chakar Taroka, or Three [...]

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