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Event: Madhusudan Baul, his troupe enthrals city audience

Sheikh Arif Bulbon

Baul artistes from India presented baul songs with the messages of human love to all. They also presented words against the communal discrimination. They rendered the song,

"Deher majhe bagan achhe

Sei bagane phul phutechhe

Phul saurave mon metechhe

Shudu Lalon er mon matlo na…"

The Indian High Commission in association with Indian Council for Cultural Relations organized a performance on baul songs by noted Indian baul artiste Madhusudan Baul and his troupe at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital on Tuesday. In the programme, baul artiste from Shyamnobo village of Bardhowan district of West Bengal, India and his troupe presented their performance.

Cultural Adviser Rasheda K Choudhury was present as chief guest in the function. Pinak Ranjan Chakraborty, Indian High Commissioner, among others, were present on the occasion. Ashok Das Baul companied Madhusudan Baul. Joyonti Das played Mondira and Kanu Parikshit also companied Madhusudan Baul on tabla, khol and dhol.

In the programme, Madhusudan Baul and his troupe presented the following songs: 'Allah Hori Ram Kali God,' 'Amra bhai norakare ghure beray,' 'Madinate elo Mohammad,' 'Mathurai elo shyam,' 'Mon duble pore rattan pabi,' 'Bhasle pore pabi na,' 'Chhere de tor hingshabritti,' 'Piriti kanthaler atha lagle pore chhare na,' 'Bondhur sone prem koro go nobo joy bole,' and others.

TV Watch: Nupur on ATN Bangla tonight

Entertainment Report

The 22nd episode of drama serial 'Nupur' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 8:40pm today. Mannan Hira has made the drama under the story of Dr Nihar Ranjan Gupta. Aruna Biswas and Mithu Biswas have scripted and directed the drama serial. Aruna Biswas, Pijush Bondopaddhya, Shoeb, Mishti, Mousumi Biswas, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Nupur:

Amit and Monimala are husband and wife. Once Amit bought an almira from a jamindar house due to his wife's wish. When he took the almira in his house he found mysterious sound of 'nupur' (anklet) in his house. Then he called on a carpenter to repair the almira. Then he recovered a beautiful lady from it. The story continues with many mysterious incidents.

Rtv airs Naior tonight

Entertainment Report

The new drama serial 'Naior' to be aired on Rtv at 9:40pm today. Sohel Arman has scripted and directed the serial.

Chitralekha Guha, KS Firoz, Shahed, Sumaiya Shimu, Ahsanul Haque Minu, Shirin Alam, Kohinur, Babu, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Naior:

Soumik Roy Chowdhury is the only son of a landlord. He recently completed his graduation. His parent was tensed about him. Soumik had no interest to get married. But his parent wanted to get marriage with Mohini.

When his wedding day came nearer he started to love Madhobi, a girl of a poor caste person. Soumik's parent did not accept their relationship. But Soumik married Madhobi. As a result, Mohini became anger with Madhobi. She did not accept their happy conjugal life. The story went on.

TV Serial: Samudrajol on Banglavision

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Samudrajol' to be aired on Banglavision at 8:25pm today. Mohan Khan and Sohel Arman have jointly scripted and directed the drama serial.

Gazi Rakayet, Lutfar Rahman George, Shahed Sharif Khan, Shahriar Nazim Joy, Sohel Arman, Litu Anam, Arman Parvez Murad, Bonya Mirza, Chandni, Tanima Hamid, Sharmin Shila, Ria, Nisho, Sajal, Rashed Khan, Rahi, Tania, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Samudrajol:

Rusho and Odhora married silently. They went to Cox's Bazar for honeymoon. After passing some days, their collection of money was end. Then he took permission from his wife and return to Dhaka. As a result, Rusho's wife became lonely. In one hand, while returning Dhaka Rusho faced an accident. Then he lost his memories. On the other hand, Odhora was waiting for Rusho in Cox's Bazar. The story went on.

Event: Artiste Abdul Latif remembered

Entertainment Report

A memorial meeting and cultural function was held to commemorate the artiste Abdul Latif at the Auditorium of Dance and Music Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city on November 3.

Eminent folk researcher Prof Mansur Musa was present as chief guest, while former director of Bangladesh Betar Ashraful Alam was present as speaker on the occasion. They discussed on life and activities of Abdul Latif.

Director General of Bangla-desh Shilpakala Academy Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam chaired the meeting, while Director of Dance and Music Centre of the Academy Sunil Chandra Das also spoke at the function. After the discussion, a cultural function was held where artistes Mina Barua, Ashutosh Adhikari, Anima Mukti Gomez, Bipul Bhattacharya, Rumana Akhter Ruma and Arif Dewan presented solo, while artistes Jahanara Begum Runu, Joyanta Mukherjee Shibu, Aparna Poddar, Rebeka Sultana, Sangeeta Sultana and Shipra Das performed as chorus songs at the function.

Drama: Mejodidi on Channel i tonight

Entertainment Report

The third episode of the drama serial 'Mejodidi,' written by Sharatchandra Chattapaddhya, to be aired on Channel i at 8:25pm today.

Muztaba Saud has scripted the drama and film actress Rozina has given direction of the serial.

Abul Hayat, Pranab Bhatta, Rozina, Tele Samad, Kazi Asad, Shirin Alam, Mahbub, Shoma, Lenin, Subrata, Saju, Maruf, Zebunnesa, Sajat Hasan Bablu, child artiste Brishti and Shuvo have performed in the serial.

Hollywood: Sean Penn brings extraordinary depth to 'Milk’

Reuters, Los Angeles

'Milk' is the first great film to look at civil rights from the perspective of the gay movement.

The subject, of course, is the late, charismatic San Francisco gay activist and politician of the 1970s, Harvey Milk, played with extraordinary depth and wisdom by Sean Penn. 'Milk' resists bumper-sticker identifications: Yes, it's a biopic, a love story, a civil rights movie and sharp political and social commentary. But it transcends any single genre as a very human document that touches first and foremost on the need to give people hope. The audience for this film is all over the map but probably modest -- the gay and lesbian community, for sure, and anyone with politics on the brain. And anyone who cares about acting too, not just for Penn but persuasive performances from a large and talented cast. The Focus Features release opens November 26. The film is superbly crafted, covering huge amounts of time, people and the zeitgeist without a moment of lapsed energy or inattention to detail. Even the opening moments - black-and-white archival footage of cops rousting men covering their faces from gay bars of the '50s and '60s, the kind of harassment that led to the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York -- offer a poignant reminder of what was not that long ago. The narrative device is a tape recording Milk makes in his final and 48th year to be played in the event of his death. (He received many death threats.) Here he tells the story of his eight years in San Francisco, how he moved there with his lover, Scott Smith (James Franco), founded a camera shop that became a centre for the gay community and took up activism to become the 'Mayor of Castro Street.'