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Ivan Shahriar

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Ivan Shahriar
ইভান শাহরিয়ার
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Choreographer, dancer
AwardsNational Film Award

Ivan Shahriar is a Bangladeshi choreographer.[1] He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Dance Director for the film Dhat Teri Ki (2017).[2]

Career

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Shahriar leads a dance troupe called Sohag Dance Group and is the chairman of an advertising agency Exposure BD.[3]

On 12 September 2020, Shahriar was arrested in the Niketon area of Dhaka for his alleged involvement in sex trafficking to Dubai.[4] According to the CID officials, Shahriar and two other members of a human trafficking ring that forced young women into prostitution in Dubai after trafficking them as tourists.[4][5]

Award

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Shahriar won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for Dhat Teri Ki (2017).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Tareen to put on her dancing shoes". The Daily Star. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার-২০১৭ ও ২০১৮ [Winners of National Film Awards - 2017 and 2018] (in Bengali). Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. ^ "Choreographer Ivan Shahriar lands in jail on human trafficking charges". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  4. ^ a b "Choreographer Ivan arrested on sex trafficking charges". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  5. ^ "Sex traffickers active in myriad guises". The Daily Star. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  6. ^ Rahaman, Tanzil (12 August 2020). "Online dance events a boon for artistes living in remote areas". New Age.