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Event: Musical intelligence with Fahmida Nabi, Shahed

Artistes Fahmida Nabi and Shahed rendering song at
the Shishu Medha Bikash Kendra at Lalmatia in the
city

Entertainment Report

Noted artiste Fahmida Nabi and Shahed spent jubilant hours with the children of Shishu Medha Bikash Kendra, an institute for children's brainpower development through mental arithmetic and extra creative curriculum, at Lalmatia in the city on Friday.

A music intelligence session was organised on this occasion at the centre's premises at Lalmatia. Both the artistes were present there to meet the children to develop the musical intelligence so that they would become enthusiastic on music.

At the end of the program both the artistes rendered the song 'Aaj je sishu' along with the participant children.

The internationally standard centre is not only emphasises on child's IQ but also they work on eight different intelligences of children. Music is one of those items. The session was full of recreation with bits of musical aura. It included demonstration and open conversation.

The UCMAS (Universal Concept in Mental Arithmetic System) introduces a new concept in Bangladesh, which has successfully and effectively been applied in 47 countries. It includes Abacus learning, training of flash card and mental arithmetic as well as trainings that boost the creativity and level of children's self-dependence.

TV Serial: Daily soap Dolls House on ATN Bangla

Suborna Mustafa and Mita Chowdhury in daily soap
Dolls House

Entertainment Report

The 222nd episode of daily soap 'Dolls House' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 11:30pm on Sunday. Tazin Ahmed, Tanvir Hossain Probal and Chanchal M Rahman are in the script writing board of the serial. Afsana Mimi and Badrul Anam Saud have jointly directed the serial.

Suborna Mustafa, Shampa Mahmud, Mita Chowdhury, Wahida Mollik Jolly, Tushar Khan, Chitralekha Guha, Dinar, Azra, Eresh, Al Mamun, Tropa Majumder, Saberi Alam, Farhana Mithu, Bijori Barkatullah, Priti, among others, performed in the serial.

TV Show: 250-episode of Mohanagar tonight

Sumaiya Shimu, Sharmin Shila and co-artiste in daily
soap Mohanagar on Banglavision tonight

Entertainment Report

The 250-episode of daily soap 'Mohanagar' to be aired on Banglavision at 8:25pm on Sunday. Ferdous Hasan has scripted the drama and Sajjad Sumon and Ferdous Hasan have jointly directed the serial. Khairul Alam Sabuj, Afroza Banu, Lutfar Rahman George, Litu Anam, Sumaiya Shimu, Apurbo, Sharmin Shila, Probal, Mahmud Sajjad, Rafiqullah Selim, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Mohanagar:

An aristocratic family of old Dhaka - family of Anfar Mia. Raj is a young man of this family. He is jobless but independent and rebellion in mentality. Once his grandfather Anfar Mia was a popular politician and businessman. His Anfar Manjil is now in dilapidated state. His jointly family is now under threatened condition. His elder son Dalim Mia is a school teacher, middle son Angur Mia is a high government official and younger son Akhrote Mia is a workless. Basically the drama serial represents ups and down of a family, its renaissance and a true reflection of the human realities at a time.

TV Watch: Aim in Life on Ntv

Mosharraf Karim and Kusum Sikdar in Aim in Life on
Ntv tonight

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Aim in Life' to be aired on Ntv at 8:15pm today. Masud Sezan has scripted and directed the drama serial.

Mosharraf Karim, Kusum Sikdar, Raunak Hasan, Tinni, Challenger, Nafiza, Saju Muntasir, Nafa, Shirin Alam, Rifat Chowdhury, Abdullah Rana, Kochi Khondaker, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Aim in Life:

Daughter of a house owner Dina thought she was look like Madhuri Dixit. She believed that if she would start her career as film actress she would become superstar.

But experiences in film are not so good. As a result, she did not acting in film. Owner of the house was a retired government official.

He has habit of writing. He became anger for the activities of his children. Then he decided to write down his autobiography named 'Aim in Life.' Because he believes that every person has his own aim.

Drama Serial: Priyodarshini on Rtv

Sharmily Ahmed and Amirul Haque Chowdhury in
Priyodarshini on Rtv tonight

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Priyodarshini' to be aired on Rtv at 9:40pm today. Pranab Bhatta has written the story of the drama, while Nazrul Islam and Arun Chowdhury have jointly scripted and directed the 52-episode drama serial.

Dilara Zaman, Suborna Mustafa, Tazin Ahmed, Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Sharmily Ahmed, Apurbo, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Priyodarshini:

Story of the drama serial is based on the lifestyle, activities of women. Women's feelings, emotional values, needs, joys, pains and other matters were reflected in the drama serials. Of these women, someone is mother, someone is sister, someone is bride or some other is girlfriend. In one hand, mother is searching her daughter, on the other hand daughter found her lover and established a new life. Besides, conflicts between husband and wife are found in the drama serial.

Meeting of Commercial Artistes Association held

Entertainment Desk

Meeting of the newly formed committee of Bangladesh Commercial Artists Association was held at association office in the city recently. Artiste Nurul Islam, President of the Association, presided over the meeting, while artistes Mosharraf Hossain, Munsur Ahmed, Yusuf Rahi, Jalal Ahmed, Tosaddique Hossain Moinul, Debabrata Debu, among others, were present at the meeting.

Bollywood: Rekha is set to do a television show

Bollywood actress Rekha

Agency

Rekha finally feels the need to connect with her fans through, well, not blogging but through television. She is ready to finally do television after years of turning down lucrative offers. "I know, many times in the past, I have said I won't do television," says Rekha. "But there's a demand for me to be on television. So yes, I'm finally taking the plunge."

But she isn't divulging her plans yet. "I've already formulated what I want to do. It's nothing that has been seen on television before. No talk show or game show for me, thanks. It's something entirely unique. But until I decide on the channel and other details I'd like to keep it under wraps. As you know this world is filled with clones, copycats and wannabes."

Though Rekha doesn't admit it, according to the grapevine in the industry, she has pitched the format and the proposal to two leading channels, and she will go with whichever she is more comfortable with.

What about blogging to communicate with fans? She retorts, "I'm computer illiterate. I believe the Internet has got every photograph and every detail of my life. But no blogging for me, please. I feel, why go through four hours of agonising notes, six hours of censoring and deleting, and then to go through the heartbreak of having it appear and have people pounce on you. I don't have the time for that."

She rues the era of instant communication. "The irony is that we've become accessible to everyone except to ourselves. That 'connect' with the self is being lost in today's world. The Internet doesn't connect you to yourself. Why is everyone looking for answers outside?"

She refuses to comment on her recent films. "I don't have an opinion on those films because, finally, it's someone else's craft. Speaking for my films, whatever I could do, and myself I've done. The shooting of every film is a learning experience. Going to a film set is like cuddling up in a mother's godee (lap). Familiar smells, sounds and comfort zone. But it spoils you. You take it for granted."