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Tea-picker at a plantation - detail from a decorative quilt (Collection: Sadequr Rahman)

15 March 2010

This week's program presented: (1) interview with Mr. Mahmud Hossain Murad, leading Tea-Taster and Tea-Broker of Bangladesh on the history of tea plantation in Bangladesh, the issues of tea brokerage and the prosperity of the country's tea industry expected in future, and (2) 'ma-er kachhey mey-er chithi' - a heart-warming letter to mother from her daughter written by Sutapa Barua, an expatriate Bangladeshi living in Sydney, published in the Sydney website www.bangla-sydney.com. The beautiful songs played in the program 'ek kup cha' and 'money porey ma-ke amar' was sung by Indian singer Kishore Kumar and expatriate Bangladeshi singer Rifat Nigar Shapla (Loy Records, Toronto) respectively. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah.

8 March 2010

This week's program presented: (1) brief discussion about the impact of global financial crisis in Bangladesh: some positive notes on its economy and economic development, how the country managed to increase the GDP and reduced poverty, increased foreign currency reserve and its potentials of becoming a member of the Next Eleven group, and (2) intimate interview with Mr. Abdul Hamid MP, current Speaker of Bangladesh's Parliament, during his recent visit to Canberra on his views on Bangladesh's economy, government initiatives, transit corridors for neighbouring countries and appeal to non-resident Bangladeshis to invest in Bangladesh. The beautiful patriotic song 'shurjodoye tumi, shurjasteo tumi o amar bangladesh' played in the program was sung by Bangladeshi singer Romel. This week's program was produced and presented by Ajoy Kar.

1 March 2010

This week's program presented: (1) a report on this year's - 'ekushey boi mela' - the month-long book fair commemorating the Language Martyrs Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, (2) the events following the shooting of Dhaka University students procession on 21st February 1952 from the diary of Tajuddin Ahmed, and (3) 'mata, matri-bhasha o matri-bhumi' - an interesting article by popular Bangladeshi writer Dr. Mohammad Zafar Iqbal on the state of Bangla language and new generation. The beautiful song played in the program 'bhoy peona tumi' was sung by extraordinary Bangladeshi singer Shayan from her album 'shayaner gaan'. This week's program was produced and presented by Murshed Haider Anjohn.

22 February 2010

This week's program commemorated the Language Martyr's Day ('bhasha shaheed dibosh') and the International Mother Language Day observed on 21st February in Bangladesh and around the world. It presented: (1) recordings from the function held at the Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra on the occasion, (2) intimate interview with Mr. Raquib ud Dowla, a leader of the historic procession of 21st February 1952 in Dhaka and an eyewitness of the killing of the innocent students, and (3) the significance of International Mother Language Day in protecting and preserving the world's languages. The theme song played in the program 'amar bhaiyer rokte rangano ekushey february' was sung by Bangladeshi singers. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah.

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