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Exhibition: Chinese photographic show ends

Staff Reporter

A ten-day exhibition featuring photographs on China ended at the Nalinikanta Bhattashali Auditorium of the National Museum in the city on Tuesday.

The exhibition titled '30 degrees North Latitude, China' was inaugurated on September 14 to mark the 59th founding anniversary of the north-eastern East Asian country.

Rasheda K Chowdhury, Adviser for the Cultural Affairs, inaugurated the show as chief guest.

Terming China as one of Bangladesh's best friends, she said the bilateral relations through cultural exchanges would continue to strengthen in the coming days.

Wang Yu, Chinese Charge d' affaires in Dhaka, Sharful Alam, Cultural Secretary and Samar Chandra Paul, Director General of the National Museum, among others, attended the inauguration ceremony.

Wang Yu said, "We are holding the exhibition here to celebrate the 59th founding anniversary of China and to share the happiness with our close Bangladeshi friends." The photos feature the process of China's great changes in the last 30 years and the harmony of Chinese society, he said.

TV Watch: Ghor songsar on Rtv tonight

Entertainment Desk

New drama serial 'Ghor songsar' to be aired on Rtv at 9:10pm today.

Moin Khan Rupee has directed the serial, while Nurul Islam BSC has scripted the drama.

Khairul Alam Sabuj, Abul Kashem, Chitralekha Guha, Shirin Bakul, Bonya Mirza, Sharmin Shila, Arman Parvez Murad, Ahsan Habib Nasim, Runa Khan, Syed Shuvro, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Ghor songsar:

Mr Khalil has built up his family and was passing his days happily with his wife, sons and daughters. Once his children brought up. His elder son felt on love with his tenant's daughter. His one daughter killed in a road accident. Conflicts raised in the family life. Then the family breaks up.

TV Show: Biswajure amar Channel i

Entertainment Report

Channel i is going to celebrate its 10 years on October 1. To mark the anniversary celebration, a six-episode serial programme 'Biswajure amar Channel i' with the participation of expatriate Bangladeshis to be aired on the channel from September 26.

Farzana Brownia has directed and moderated the show. The viewers across the world who sent SMS will participate in the show. Best six SMS sender will attend the show.

The programme will be aired at 11:30pm everyday from September 26. Singer Samina Chowdhury will be present as guest at the first show. Drama personality Aly Zaker to be present in the second show, singer Mehrin in the third show, among others, will be present at the rest three shows.

TV Serial: Ntv airs Brishtir jonno tonight

Entertainment Desk

Ntv will air drama serial 'Brishtir jonno' at 9:45pm today. Pantha Shahriar has scripted the 26-episode drama serial, while Amlan Biswas has directed it.

Aupi Karim, Abul Hayat, Ferdousi Majumder, Tropa Majumder, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Shams Sumon, Shatabdi Wadud, Intekhab Dinar, Raunak Hasan, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Brishtir jonno:

Brishti is an ordinary girl in the city. Only a job can give her relief from many problems.

The story of the serial based on true images of the society.

Album News: Shahed Sami’s new album released

Entertainment Desk

Singer Shahed Sami's new solo album titled 'Tomar jonno nikhoj hobo' has been released under the banner of CMV. New Sky Sound has produced the album.

Pradip Saha has written lyrics and Rajesh has composed music for the album.

There are 12 songs in the album. These are - 1) Nikhoj hobo, 2) Chand sakkhi, 3) Jokhon hridoy kande, 4) Jabo hariye, 5) Kemon achhi, 6) Boro sadh, 7) Ami eka, 8) Antore antore, 9) Naire nai, 10) Kichhui nahi pabo, 11) Shesh dekha and 12) Lutpat.

Hollywood: Oprah Winfrey tops list of most generous stars

Reuters, Los Angeles

She's been named as the highest-paid TV celebrity and one of the world's most powerful women, but American talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is also a big giver, topping a list of the 30 most generous celebrities for the second year running. The second annual list, compiled by The Giving Back Fund, a group that seeks to encourage philanthropy, put Oprah in the top slot with The Oprah Winfrey Foundation and Oprah's Angel Network spending $50.2 million in 2007 on education, health care, and advocacy for women and children worldwide. Winfrey is a former Bob Hope Humanitarian Award winner, but her girls' academy in South Africa made headlines last year after a former dormitory matron was charged with abusing students.

Bollywood: Taare Zameen Par India’s entry to Oscars

Reuters, Mumbai

A film about a boy struggling to come to terms with a learning disorder and his relationship with his teacher has been nominated as India's entry to next year's Oscar awards, the chairman of jury said on Saturday.

'Taare Zameen Par' (Stars on Earth), which released all over India last year in December marked the directorial debut of actor Aamir Khan and starred the actor in the role of a teacher who understands a dyslexic child when the system around him brands him as a failure.

"The film fulfils every criterion that is required of India's entry to the Oscars. It was unanimously applauded, had great performances, was technically superior and has a strong humane message that is universal in nature," chairman of the jury Suneel Darshan told Reuters. 'Taare Zameen Par' beat period drama 'Jodhaa Akbar' and two Maraathi films 'Valu' and 'Tingya.' India's entry to the Oscars for the best foreign language film was shrouded in controversy last year after a film maker took the decision making body, the Film Federation of India (FFI), to court, alleging that the process was biased. This time around, the FFI said, all guidelines have been followed. "We have followed whatever guidelines the High Court had set out for us. The choice was unanimous," secretary FFI, Supran Sen said. India has not seen much success at the Oscars. The last film to be nominated was 'Lagaan' (Land Tax), in 2002, which coincidentally starred Aamir and marked another milestone for him - his first home production.