Songsoptok
''Songsoptok'' (''Shôngshôptôk'') is a drama serial which aired on Bangladesh Television. It was first filmed in the year 1971, but filming was stopped after just four episodes as the liberation war started in March. After many years, filming restarted in 1988; but it was put on hold yet again after the widespread floods started. Filming was resumed after the floods ceased. It is based on the novel of the same name by Shahidullah Kaiser. Various actors starred in the drama, including Humayun Faridi. Plot overview The drama depicts the lives and struggles of the inhabitants of a village called Bakulia during the British Raj. The village has two influential but feuding families, the Miyas and the Syeds. Cast * Humayun Faridi as Ramzan * Ferdousi Mazumder as Hurmoti * Suborna Mustafa as Rabu * Mamunur Rashid as Sekandor Master *Khalil Ullah Khan as Felu Mia *Tarin Jahan as Rasu *Tariq Anam Khan Tariq Anam Khan (born 10 May) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and produc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tarin Jahan
Tareen Jahan (born 26 July) is a Bangladeshi actress, model and singer. In 1987 or 1988, she stood first at the reality television competition program Notun Kuri for acting, dancing and storytelling divisions. Since then she started working on television as a child artist. She won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in 2006, 2007 and 2012. Early life Jahan came first in the acting, dancing, and storytelling category in Bangladeshi talent hunt ''Notun Kuri'' in 1985. She took classical music lessons from Hasan Ikram Ullah. Seeing Jahan's interest and enthusiasm for dancing, her mother, Tahmina Begum, would send her daughter to Tapan Das Gupta to learn dancing at the age of three and a half years. She was the youngest among the five sisters. She obtained a master's degree in social work from Lalmatia Women's College. Career Acting Jahan got her first major role as a child actor in the TV serial ''Ei Shob Din Ratri'' then she acted on the mega serial named ''Songsoptok'', based on the novel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Humayun Faridi
Humayun Kamrul Islam (known as Humayun Faridi; 29 May 1952 – 13 February 2012) was a Bangladeshi actor and drama organiser. He worked in television dramas, movies and theatre plays. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his lead role in the film ''Matritto'' (2004). He was awarded Ekushey Padak posthumously in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Faridi was born in Narinda, Dhaka on 29 May 1952 to ATM Nurul Islam and Begum Farida Islam. He was the second among five siblings. Pinu was one of his sisters. In 1968, he passed the SSC exam from Islamia Government High School and in 1970 he passed the HSC from Chandpur Government College. In the same year, he entered the University of Dhaka to study organic chemistry. However, due to the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, it became impossible to continue his studies and he subsequently took part as a freedom fighter in the war. Later he was admitted to Jahangirnagar University to study economics and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shahidullah Kaiser
Shahidullah Kaiser (16 February 1927 – disappeared 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969, Ekushey Padak in 1983 and Independence Day Award in 1998. Early life and education Kaiser was born in the Mazupur village (in present-day Feni District) as Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah. He studied at secondary education from Amirabad BC Laha High School, sonagazi, Feni, He also studies Presidency College, Kolkata and obtained a bachelor's degree in economics with honours. Later, he enrolled in master's of arts at Calcutta University but did not complete the degree. Family Kaiser's wife, Panna Kaiser, is an author and novelist. She served as a member of the parliament for the Awami League government from 1996 to 2001. Kaiser's daughter, Shomi Kaiser, is a television actress. His son, Amitav Kaiser, is a banker. Politics and journalism Kaiser was active in politics and cultural movements from his student days. Foll ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ferdousi Mazumder
Ferdousi Mazumder (; born 18 June 1943) is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actress. She was awarded Ekushey Padak (1998, Independence Day Award and Ekushey Padak (2020) by the Government of Bangladesh. As of 2009, on stage she has given over 1200 performances of about 35 plays, mostly for her own group, ''Theatre''. Early life Mazumder was an intermediate student of Eden College. She earned her master's degree in both Bengali and Arabic from the University of Dhaka. Career Mazumder started her drama career through her brother, Munier Chowdhury, a playwright and novelist. She first acted in the drama ''Daktar Abdullahar Karkhana'', written by Shawkat Osman, which was a production of the then Iqbal Hall of the University of Dhaka. Ferdousi also acted at the very first televised drama of Bangladesh Television, ''Ektala Dotala'' (1964). Over the years, she performed in plays like ''Kokilara'', a one-woman play, ''Eka'', a one-character non-verbal play, ''Tamoshi'', written ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khalil Ullah Khan
Khalil Ullah Khan (known as Khalil; 2 February 1934 – 7 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi film and television actor. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Gunda'' in 1976. Early life and career Khan grew up in Kumarpara, Sylhet. He was a young Ansar officer in the early 1950s. He was suspended from service following an altercation with a union board chairman. Film producer Masud Chowdhury discovered Khan and cast him in his film ''Sonar Kajol'' in 1953. The film was directed jointly by Kalim Sharafi and Zahir Raihan Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary ''Stop Genocide'' (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberation .... He went on to act in 11 Urdu language films including Raihan's ''Sangam'', the first color film in Pakistan. After the liberation war he revived his career through fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangladeshi Literature
Bengali literature ( bn, বাংলা সাহিত্য, Bangla Sahityô) denotes the body of writings in the Bengali language and which covers Old Bengali, Middle- Bengali and Modern Bengali with the changes through the passage of time and dynastic patronization or non-patronization. Bengali has developed over the course of roughly 1,300 years. If the emergence of the Bengali literature supposes to date back to roughly 650 AD, the development of Bengali literature claims to have 1,600 years of old. The earliest extant work in Bengali literature is the ''Charyapada'', a collection of Buddhist mystic songs in Old Bengali dating back to the 10th and 11th centuries. The timeline of Bengali literature is divided into three periods: ancient (650-1200), medieval (1200-1800) and modern (after 1800). Medieval Bengali literature consists of various poetic genres, including Hindu religious scriptures (e.g. Mangalkavya), Islamic epics (e.g. works of Syed Sultan and Abdul Hakim), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangladeshi Drama Television Series
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the permanent residents of the former East Pakistan were transformed into citizens of a new republic. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous nation. The vast majority of Bangladeshis are ethnolingustically Bengalis, an Indo-Aryan people. The population of Bangladesh is concentrated in the fertile Bengal delta, which has been the center of urban and agrarian civilizations for millennia. The country's highlands, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts and parts of the Sylhet Division, are home to various tribal minorities. Bengali Muslims are the predominant ethnoreligious group of Bangladesh with a population of 150.36 million, which makes up 91.04% of the country's population as of 2022. The minority Bengali Hindu population made up appr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1990s Bangladeshi Drama Television Series
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tariq Anam Khan
Tariq Anam Khan (born 10 May) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and producer in theatre, television, and film. He was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in Negative role for the film Desha: The Leader in 2014 and in 2019 for the film Abar Bosonto. He is founding member and leader of prominent Bangladeshi theatre group, Natyakendra, where he holds the position of Principal Secretary. Khan was a freedom fighter in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. Early life Born in Satkhira, Tariq Anam Khan is the eldest son of Fakhrul Anam Khan and Jahanara Khanam. He has 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Career Theatre Khan started his career as theatre artist. He joined Bangladeshi theatre group "Theatre" after his return from the National School of Drama. Later, he parted ways with Theatre due to some differences in opinion and founded ''Natyakendra'' on October 11, 1990 along with Jhuna Chowdhury, Tauqir Ahmed, and Nahid Ferdous Meghna. The group has recent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suborna Mustafa
Suborna Mustafa (born 2 December 1960) is a Bangladeshi television, film and stage actress. She is the current Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Reserved Women's Seat-4 since February 2019. She is a member of Bangladesh Awami League party. Mustafa is notable for her roles in television drama serials including ''Kothao Keu Nei'' (1990), ''Aaj Robibar'' (1999) and ''Ayomoy'' (1991). She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her performance in the films ''Notun Bou'' (1983) and '' Gohin Baluchor'' (2017). She was awarded Ekushey Padak in culture category by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019. Early life and education Mustafa was born on 2 December 1960 in Dopdopiya Union, Nalchity Upazila, Jhalokati District. Her parents were Golam Mustafa, a film and television actor, and Husne Ara Mustafa, a radio producer of All India Radio, Radio Pakistan and Bangladesh Betar. She has a sister, Camelia Mustafa. Mustafa mostly spent at her maternal gra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mamunur Rashid
Mamunur Rashid (born 29 February 1948) is a Bangladeshi actor, director and scriptwriter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life and education Rashid was born on 29 February 1948 in the village Bhabandatta under Ghatail Upazila in Tangail District. He is the eldest of five siblings. He completed his SSC from Bolla Coronation High School. Career Rashid moved to Dhaka in 1963. Rashid started writing drama plays in the 1960s. He founded Aranyak in 1972. He served as the chief secretary of the troupe. One of the most notable production of his group is ''Rarang'' which deals with the life of ''Santal''. its another production is ''Ebong Biddyasagar''. Another stage play, titled, Che'r Cycle was written and performed by him. Rashid performed in television plays “Suprobhat Dhaka”, “Somoy Osomoy”, “Ekhane Nongor” and “Pachar”. Rashid acted in films ''Monpura'' (2009), ''Mrittika Maya' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdullah Al Mamun (actor)
Abdullah Al Mamun may refer to: * Abdullah al Mamun (playwright) Abdullah Al Mamun may refer to: * Abdullah al Mamun (playwright), Bangladeshi playwright, actor, and filmmaker * Abdullah Al Mamun (cricketer), Bangladeshi cricketer playing for Chittagong Division * Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy, Bengali Islamic s ..., Bangladeshi playwright, actor, and filmmaker * Abdullah Al Mamun (cricketer), Bangladeshi cricketer playing for Chittagong Division * Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy, Bengali Islamic scholar, barrister, and academic * Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, Bangladeshi police officer and the incumbent Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) * A A Mamun, Bangladeshi physicist See also * Mamun Al Mahtab (Shwapnil), Bangladeshi hepatologist * Abdullah (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |