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Detail of a mural on display on the grounds of Bangla Academy in Dhaka, Bangladesh

6 Feb 2012

This week's program commemorating the month of Language Martyrs of Bangladesh, presented a critical analysis of the current state of Bangla language and the evolution it has gone through since the historic language movement in 1952, with a particular emphasis on the challenge it is facing today from the language of the visual media, based on a write up by an eminent litterateur Syed Manzurul Islam. The beautiful songs played in the program were sung by singers Abdul Latif from Bangladesh and Pratul Mukhopaddhay from India. This week’s program was produced and presented by Obaidul Haque.

30 Jan 2012

This week’s program commemorated the - Australia Day - by presenting a selection of Australian country songs and jokes. Australia Day is celebrated annually across Australia on 26 January to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty in the eastern coast of the Australian continent. The beautiful country songs: ‘We are Australian’, ‘Billy Tea’ and ‘My Island Home’ played in the program were sung by renowned Australian singers. The music compositions used in the program were taken from album Souvenir of Australia published by the Lifestyle Music Group. This week’s program was produced and presented by Ehsan Ullah.

23 Jan 2012

This week’s program featured: (1) the worship of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom, in the world where religion plays an important role on human lives, and (2) an informative discussion on heart disease based on Heart Specialist Dr. Devi Shety’s Interview with WIPRO employees in Bangalore, India. The second part of the program was dedicated to the students of 44th batch of the Bangladesh Agricultural Institute. The songs played in this week’s program ‘saraswati namasthubyam’, ‘saraswati ma’, 'choley gechhe bondhu amar’ and ‘bari gari aha mori’ were sung by Indian singers Anup Jalota, Manna Dey and Bangladeshi singer Nakul Kumar Biswas respectively. This week’s program was produced and presented by Ajoy Kar.

16 Jan 2012

This week's program featured architectural heritage of Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Built around 1678, it is an unique example of Moghul Architecture in Bengal. Recently Lalbagh Fort has been proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO world heritage items register. This week's program also featured a conversation with Bangladeshi architect and historian Mizanur Rashid in Malaysia. Architect Rashid elaborated different historical aspects of the fort and told many unknown facts. The songs played in this week's program 'nurjahan' and 'ganga shindhu normoda' were sung by Bangladeshi singer Feroza Begum and Indian singer Angshuman Roy. This week's program was produced and presented by Sheikh Lana.

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