Yassine and Diwan Solarin-Knottman's 18th brithday celebrations

The twin sons of journalist Finn Knottman (GUR) and former cabinet Secretary August Solarin (IND) enjoyed a lavish eighteenth birthday party in Dhaka.

The twin sons of journalist Finn Knottman (GUR) and former Intelligence Secretary August Solarin (IND) enjoyed a lavish eighteenth birthday party in Dhaka recently.   More than a thousand guests attended, including much of Dhaka high society.   The boys took part in party games, a raucous karaoke session and then finished the night off with a huge pool party with their fellow younger guests.   Meanwhile, the proud parents rubbed elbows with the likes of former Senator Everett Inkerman (ONX) former governor Reighley Warran (ISO), philanthropist Tyson Avander-Slade (IND) and popular journalist Dalton McAbe (IND).   The press were allowed to cover the first hour of the event and then banished to outside the Solarin owned estates, though they stuck around to take photos as people left.   Mya Sickles was seen leaving on the arm of Helko Singh, which is sure to cause a bit of a furore in Dhaka society.   Known prankster Juliue Leavenson set off a series of smoke bombs as he left, leaving the journalists coveted in colorful powder   Several of the guests commented that despite the grand scale of the event, it felt "surprisingly down to earth" and that the twins seem like "good kids ".   Both have made applications to start college, though the final destination remains embargoed.