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Bangla Radio Archive - 2008 |
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7 Jan 2008
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This week’s program welcomed the New Year for Australia and Bangladesh, and presented the extra-ordinary achievement stories of three simple personalities - Eemon, Nargis and Horipodo - representing the millions of unsung workers behind the success of Bangladesh’s economic development. It played a beautiful song ‘aami ganer shongei bedhechhi amar pran, praner shonge manusher bhalobasha’ sung by popular Bangladeshi singer Sabina Yasmin, the first after recovering from her recent illness, and a set of traditional flute compositions by distinguished Bangladeshi artist Gazi Abdul Hakim from his album ‘Forget Me Not’. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah. |
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14 Jan 2008
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This week’s program presented your horoscopes for the year 2008! Do you want to know what is in store for you in the new year? Then this week's program will interest you. It presented the horoscopes for 2008 for all the twelve zodiac signs calculated by astrologer and numerologist Bhashkor Shobboshachi. It played two beautiful songs: 'boroshar prothom dine, ghono kalo megh dekhe' by Bangladeshi popular singer Sabina Yasmin, and 'dilki doya hoy na' by Indian 'baul' singer Paban Das Baul from his album 'Real Sugar'. This week's program was produced and presented by Jayanta Sarker. |
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21 Jan 2008
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This week’s program presented two interviews on the physics and economics of global warming: (1) CSIRO scientist Dr. Roger Gifford, Member, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Chairman, National Committee for Earth Systems Science, described the evidence of global warming and its consequences including the risks for the Indian subcontinent, and (2) Canberra economist Dr. Helal Ahmed explained the concept of - 'carbon trading' - in controlling the climate change. The beautiful song 'keu jokhon aar nei pashe' played in the program was sung by Punam in her Bangladeshi band group Prayer Hall album 'bujchho?!'. This week's program was produced and presented by Sadequr Rahman. |
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28 Jan 2008
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This week’s program presented a micro-drama - 'kortobbo' - to commemorate the 'Australia Day', a national day celebrated every year on the 26th of January across Australia. It reflected the migrants' dilemma between two cultures and gradual adaptation to a new life style. The micro-drama was written and directed by Sadequr Rahman and played by Liza, Rajib and Fazilatunnesa. The two beautiful songs played in the program are: 'ke muthi muthi abeer kanone chhorae' by Bangladeshi singer Iffat Ara Khan and 'je tomae chhare chharuk, ami tomae chharbo na ma' by Indian singer Purba Dam. This week's program was produced and presented by Sakiba Rahman. |
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4 Feb 2008
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This week's program
presented: (1) the story of Australian
aboriginal people: their history, culture and
heritage attached to
the Australian continent and surrounding islands, and their 'stolen
generation', and (2) education and research
opportunities in Australia. It presented
aboriginal traditional songs and music compiled from audio
CDs: Sorry Goanna, CAAMA Music - Sound of Aboriginal Australia,
Rimijmara - Music of the Wandjina People, audio cassettes: Sharing
Bush Secrets, and Aborigine Dreamtime, and a
recording of the City of Queanbeyan Pipe Band. This week's
program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah. |
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11 Feb 2008
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This week's program paid tribute to Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim - physician, teacher, organiser and visionary - of Bangladesh, who dedicated his life in generating awareness of the diabetes in the country and established the country's first Institute and rehabilitation centre for them known as BIRDEM in Dhaka in 1980. His pioneering work for free diabetic and nutritional health service, education and motivation is saving thousands of lives in Bangladesh every year. The beautiful songs presented in the program: 'aami bhalobashi manush-ke', 'chitro-lekha', 'aar phool noy' and 'o, aamar jonogon' was sung by distinguished singer of the Indian sub-continent Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. This week's program was produced and presented by Badiuzzaman Khan. |
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18 Feb 2008
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This week's program presented part 1 of - 'bangaleer dhormio shamprodayeekotar itihash o bistar' - viewpoint commemorating this year's international mother language day that will be observed on 21st February. Distinguished scholar of Bangladesh Professor Anisuzzaman, ex-Professor of Bangla Department in Dhaka University, Bangladesh, outlined his view of the evolution, politics and culture of religious communalism in the 'bangla' speaking Indian subcontinent and his vision of a future where people of all faith will have equal importance in the eye of the law, society and nation. The beautiful song complementing the theme 'shonkhaloghu' was sung by Indian singer Moushumi Bhowmik. This week's program was produced and presented by Sadequr Rahman. |
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25 Feb 2008
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This week's program presented part 2 of - 'bangaleer dhormio shamprodayeekotar itihash o bistar' - viewpoint commemorating this year's international mother language day observed on the 21st February. Professor Dipesh Chakrabarty, distinguished Professor of Indian History at the University of Chicago in Illinois, USA, described the Hindu-Muslim relationship in Bengal from the British rule to the sub-division of the continent into India and Pakistan from a historical perspective. The beautiful Nazrul song 'ontorey tumi achho chirodeen o-go ontorojamee' was sung by celebrity Indian singer Anup Ghoshal. This week's program was produced and presented by Sadequr Rahman. |
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3 Mar 2008
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This week's program featured - 'the National Apology' - to the Australia's aboriginal people and their Stolen Generations at the Parliament House in Canberra on 13 February 2008 - "to remove a great stain from the nation's soul and in the true spirit of reconciliation to open a new chapter in the history of this great land Australia.'' This week's program was presented in two parts: (1) The story of the stolen generation narrated by Bob Randall from the documentary film 'Kanyini' directed by Melanie Hoggan, and (2) parts of the audio recording of the sorry speeches of Prime Minster Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah. |
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10 Mar 2008
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This week's program presented (1) celebration of Canberra's 95th birthday on 10th March 2008 - with a brief history of establishing the capital in present location, and (2) reading of an article written by Shaoal Khan on the equal rights of Bangladeshi women - commemorating the International Women's Day on 8 March 2008. This week's program played three beautiful songs by Bangladeshi singers: 'keno bhalobasha hariye jay' by Shubir Nandi, 'e-kaler hit gaan' by Milon Mahmud, and 'je amay mondo bole' by Jatra. The Australian aboriginal music played in the program was taken from audio cassette 'Aboriginal Dreamtimes' by Music World. This week's program was produced and presented by Shireen Ahmad. |
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17 Mar 2008
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This week's program presented an interesting 'onu-natika' - "Discipline" - about sharing accommodation in Canberra. The voices were provided by Rajeeb and Raquib and the script was written by Sadequr Rahman. The program also mentioned the Canberra activities to commemorate the coming 'Shadhinota Dibosh': Bangladesh Australia Association Canberra's soccer match and a film festival - 'itihash kotha koy' - organised by the Bir Protik Ouderland Memorial Committee in Canberra. The beautiful song played in the program 'prem kata e boo-ke' was sung by Bangladeshi singers Babul Shupriyo and Priya. This week's program was produced by Sadequr Rahman and presented by Sanjeeda. |
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24 Mar 2008
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This week's program commemorated the 37th Independence Day of Bangladesh to be observed on 26th March by: (1) paying tribute to late Australian - Bir Protik William A. S. Ouderland - the only foreigner who took an active part in Bangladesh's liberation war and was honored with the gallantry award 'Bir Protik' by the Bangladesh Government, (2) interview with convener Mr. Kamrul Ahsan Khan on the history and purpose of the Bir Protik Ouderland Memorial Committee, and Mr. Muhith Masih webmaster of the committee's website (http://banglaweb.com/ouderland/), and (3) memories of the liberation war by Canberra residents: Dr. Rezaul Haque, Dr. Abed Chaudhury, Mr. Anamul Haque Bhuiya, Mr. Zillur Rahman, Mr. Habibur Rahman and Mr. Aminur Rashid. The beautiful songs played in the program 'purbo digonte shurjo uthechhe' and 'joy bangla, banglar joy' were played from album 'ekattorer renaissance'. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah. |
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31 Mar 2008
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This week's program presented four extraordinary stories surrounding - 'motherhood' - from Netrokona, Medinipur, Mumbai and Jaipur - that question the value of 'mother' in a materialistic world driven by science and economics. Is the natural bondage between mother and child gradually wearing out? Why? The beautiful songs played in the program 'chokher aloy dekhe-chhilem', 'poth hara pakhi' and 'tomari tore ma shopinu e deho' were sung by Bangladeshi artist Rezwana Chowdhury Bonya, Indian artist Indrani Sen and Bangladeshi artist Fahmida Khatun respectively. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah. |
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7 Apr 2008
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This week's program presented a collection of informative stories and songs. The stories are: (1) the role of the government in preserving the history and heritage of Bangladesh - excavation of a Pal dynasty temple in Bogra, Bangladesh, (2) an orphanage in Pan Chhori, in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh run privately by the local people, (3) unemployed tea plantation workers in Madhavpur Upazila tea garden in Sylhet, Bangladesh, changing traditional profession, and (4) some amazing facts. The songs are: 'duti pakhi duti ni re' and 'jete jete ekla pothe' by distinguished Indian singers Anup Ghoshal and Hemanta Mukhapadhay. This week's program was produced and presented by Shireen Ahmad. |
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14 Apr 2008
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This week's program featured the celebration of Bangla New Year by the expatriate Bangladeshi Chakma community in Australia. It highlighted the Chakma - 'biju' - festival celebrated during the mainstream Bangla 'shonkranti' and 'nobo borsho' merriment - a rich tradition also shared across the subcontinent and beyond in the neighbouring countries of Southeast Asia. This week's program was jointly compiled by the Bangladeshi Chakma expatriates living in Adelaide and Melbourne. The participants were: Trimita Chakma, Kabita Chakma and P.K. Taposh. The beautiful Chakma songs were sung by Magnolia Khisa - 'biju tui', Sourav Chakma - 'aiccha rangamaittya', Dripta Dewan Bappi - 'juni' written and composed by Raja Devasish Roy, and finally 'dogina boyer' a song composed and sung by distinguished Chakma cultural personality Kumar Shomit Roy - uncle of Raja Devasish Roy and brother of Tridib Roy - who died a week ago on 6th April 2008. This week's program was produced and presented by Bina D'Costa. |
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21 Apr 2008
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This week's program presented: (1) interview with Dr. Mohammed Mainuddin Milon, water resources expert with the CSIRO in Canberra, and (2) information on Association's recent function 'surjodoy' and upcoming festival 'banshory' to celebrate the Bangla new year on 26 April 2008. Bangladeshi expatriate now residing in Canberra, Dr. Milon is currently involved with the CSIRO Water for Healthy Country project. He talked about the Bangladesh's water issues - both surface and ground water, irrigation system and the effect of climate on water resources in the future. The beautiful remixed song 'poddar dhaew-re, mor shunno ridoy poddo, ja niye-ja' was sung by Bangladeshi popular singer Kanak Chapa. This week's program was produced and presented by Sadequr Rahman. |
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28 Apr 2008
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This week's program presented: (1) report on the Association’s Bangla New Year celebration – ‘Banshori’ – held in Canberra on 26 April 2008, and (2) description of the inaugural train rides between Dhaka and Kolkata through the eyes and heart of two distinguished writers of the subcontinent: Imdadul Haque Milon and Shirshendu Mukhopadhay. The direct train service – ‘Moitri Express’ – between Bangladesh and India that reopened after 43 years on the first day of Bangla New Year on 14 April 2008, bridged the two Bengals, its people and their lost memories. The song played in the program 'anondo lokey' was sung by the singers of Canberra musical group ‘Spondon’ at the ‘Banshori’ function, and 'purano shei diner kotha' by the legendary Indian singer Hemanta Mukhopadhay. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah. |
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5 May 2008
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This week's program presented readings of articles from Bangladesh newspapers: (1) Bangladesh's proposal to construct a joint petroleum reservoir in the region at the coming SAARC Regional Energy Trade Conference in the Maldives, (2) archaeological remains of Kanak Raja's palace in Sharsha Upazila of Jessore, Bangladesh, and (3) historical remains of Sheikh Farid's 'Dorgah' in Meherpur, Bangladesh. This week's program presented a collection of Nazrul songs: 'bhuli kemone, ajo je mone' by famous Indian singer Angur Bala recorded in 1928, 'hrid padme choron rakho' by popular Indian singer Anup Jhalota, and 'keno ashile, bhalo bashile, dilena dhora jibone jodi' by distinguished Bangladeshi singer Nilufar Yeasmin. This week's program was produced and presented by Shireen Ahmad. |
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12 May 2008
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This week's program highlighted the role of Bangladesh Army in the United Nation peace keeping missions around the globe. First, it presented a brief history of the development of modern army in the subcontinent - from the early 1700 to the East Bengal Regiment in 1948 - their role in Bangladesh's liberation war, and after that an interview with Ahmed Imran, an officer of the Bangladesh Army now completing his Ph.D. in Canberra, talked about the reasons behind the success of Bangladesh Army in the UN peace keeping missions from his own experience. The beautiful songs played in the program are: 'aar noy judho' a chorus of the Bangladesh Army peace keeping mission, 'nongor tolo tolo' a chorus, and 'amay jodi prosno korey' by Bangladeshi singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah. This week's program was produced and presented by Bina D'Costa. |
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19 May 2008
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This week's program presented: (1) a brief history of - 'dance' - the role it played in human life and societies, how it evolved as a medium of communication with the divine powers, to control the nature, as offering to different gods in our ancient civilizations, e.g. the sculptures of Harappa Mohenjodaro depicting various dance forms, and (2) a brief report on the International Dance Day celebration in Bangladesh, recently organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Bangladesh Nritto Shilpi Shangstha that was participated by thirteen dance troupes from different parts of the country. The popular dance playback songs played in the program are: 'aaji bahal koria, bajan go dotara', 'aaji dhaner khete roudro chha-aye' and 'aami jar nupurer chhondo' were taken from a Bangladeshi dance CD. This week's program was produced and presented by Dalia Nilufar. |
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26 May 2008
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This week's program presented: (1) details of Association’s upcoming functions: Bangladesh Night – Annual Fund Raising Dinner, ‘Bondhon – shompritir bondhon ar shiter pitha poolir mela’, and Association's Annual General Meeting, (2) letter from Bangladesh – sent by Bangla Radio presenter Murshed Haider Anjohn, and (3) ‘Canberra probashir May mash’ - Canberra life in the month of May covering this year’s Mother’s Day. The beautiful songs played in the program are: ‘bakshe bakshe bondi baksho’, ‘akash bhora shurjo tara’ and ‘ma’ by popular Bangladeshi singers: Ornob, Sadi Mohammad and James respectively. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah. |
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2 Jun 2008
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This week's program presented: (1) Canberra news - conclusion of the month-long screening of films based on Bangladesh's liberation war organised by the Ouderland Memorial Committee, (2) story of - 'mango' - popularly known as the ‘king of fruits’ - its origin, spread, health benefits and the reasons it is called the 'storage of vitamins', (3) poetry recitation by celebrity Indian actor Shoumitra Chottopadhay, and (4) remembering Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia, Bangladesh's distinguished journalist and founder editor of Bangladesh daily 'Ittefaq', on his 39th death anniversary. The beautiful songs played in the program are: ‘shiuli fota phurolo’ by Indian singer Roma Mondol, ‘shishir bheja ratri ekhon’ by Bangladeshi singer Azam Khan, and a classical composition from CD 'Project Tananana' by legendary Indian music composer Ravi Shankar. This week's program was produced and presented by Shireen Ahmad. |
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9 Jun 2008
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This week's program presented an interview with Dr. Mohammad Kaykobad, who has recently visited Canberra as a Research Fellow to the Australian National University. He is currently a professor of Computer Science and Engineering in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and a visiting professor at the North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Kaykobad is one of many leading specialists in Information Technology in the country. He authored a number of books on recreational mathematics and along with Muhammed Zafar Iqbal started the national - 'Mathematics Olympiad' - a much acclaimed endeavour that is gaining popularity in the country. In his interview with Sadequr Rahman, Dr. Kaykobad discussed the current issues surrounding the IT profession and industry in Bangladesh - its history and future. This week's program was produced and presented by Sadequr Rahman. |
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16 Jun 2008
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This week's program presented: (1) personal tribute to Dr. Selim Al Deen, a pioneer of theatre movement in Bangladesh, a scholar, an organiser and a professor of Drama and Dramatics at the Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh - undisputedly regarded as the leader of the neo-theatre movement in Bangladesh who developed a 'new drama form' based on the narratives of traditional indigenous theatre, and (2) remembering - 'father' - on this year's Father's Day. The beautiful songs played in the program: 'bangla bhashae kotha boli' and 'shokatore oi' were sung by Bangladeshi folk singer Kangalini Sufia and Indian singer Moushumi Karmakar respectively. The Jibonanondo Das poem used in the program was recited by Bangladeshi actress Shuborna Mustafa. This week's program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah. |
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23 Jun 2008
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This week's program presented an informative discussion on the issues surrounding the proposed Phulbari Coal Mine in northern Bangladesh. The project would divert a river, suck an aquifer dry for 30 years and evict thousands of people from their homes. Environmental and social concerns are now creating overwhelming opposition to the project within Bangladesh. This week's program reviewed these concerns by two experts: (1) Prof Anu Muhammad, Professor of Economics at Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka, Bangladesh and a civil society campaigner against the Phulbari mine, and (2) Canberra resident Bangladeshi expatriate Dr. Ruhul Amin Sarker, distinguished operations researcher and teacher specialising in coal mining, production and marketing at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. The beautiful song 'ami banglae gaan gai' played in the program was sung by Bangladeshi singer Mahmuduzzaman Babu. This week's program was produced and presented by Sadequr Rahman. [Note: Views expressed in the program are those of the invited speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Bangla Radio Canberra. The websites mentioned in the program are: http://phulbariresistance.blogspot.com and http://www.aidwatch.org.au] |
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30 Jun 2008
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This week's program presented the life and achievement of two great scientists of the Indian subcontinent: (1) Dr. Mohammad Qudrat-i-Khuda - a scientist and educationist specialising in organic chemistry, inventor of jute by products, popular science writer who took an active part in Bangladesh's liberation war, and (2) Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose - a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, and science fiction writer who is considered the father of radio science, made extremely significant contributions to plant science, and laid the foundations of experimental science in the region. The beautiful song 'tomae notun kore pabo boley', 'rup shagore doob diyechhi' and 'ebar amae dakley durey' played in the program was sung by Bangladeshi singer Rezwana Chowdhury Bonya. This week's program was produced and presented by Badiuzzaman Khan. |
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