Farida Akhtar Poppy, known by her stage name Babita, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is a popular actress in Bangladeshi films of the 1970s. She is best known for her performance in Satyajit Ray's Distant Thunder, a novel adaptation about the Bengal famine of 1943, which won the Golden Bear prize at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. She was active in the 1970s through 1990s as an actress in Bangladeshi films. Babita acted in more than 350 films. After winning the National Film Award in 1975, she won three consecutive best actress prizes. She won Best Actor in 1986, Best Producer in 1997 and Best Supporting Actress Award twice in 2002 and 2012. In addition, She was awarded the lifetime achievement award of the National Film Award in the year 2016.
Abdur Razzak was a Bangladeshi actor and film director. He is referred to as Nayak Raj Razzak, a title given by Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury, editor of the magazine Chitrali. Razzak won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor five times for his roles in the films Ki Je Kori (1976), Ashikkhito (1978), Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo (1982), Chandranath (1984) and Jogajog (1988). He was awarded the Independence Day Award in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He acted more than 300 Bengali and Urdu film, also directed 16 film.
Montazur Rahman Akbar is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter, producer, social activist and entrepreneur. He is known for his film work in Dhallywood, the Bengali-language film industry centered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was a freedom fighter in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. After directing multiple plays, he worked as an assistant director working on the films Chhutir Ghonta andJanata Express under directors such as Matin Rahman and Azizur Rahman from 1979 to 1990.
Moyukh Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi poet, critic, researcher and professor. He has published poetry and research. He has drawn attention from readers since the 1980s.
Abdul Gafur Hali was a Bangladeshi folk lyricist, composer and singer. He was the first folk play author to use the local language of Chittagong. His works are created mainly in his native language of Chittagong. He was also known by his Sufi name, Gafur Hali Maizbhanderi.
Alaka Das is an artist of classical music of Bangladesh born in Comilla in 1946. She is noted for singing many unconventional Raagas in state owned medias.
The Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement is one of the most prestigious film awards given in Bangladesh. Since 2009, awards have been given in the category.
Malay Bhowmick is a Bangladeshi playwright, actor, director, and educationist.
National Information and Communication Technology Awards is the only state and highest prize in the Information and Communication Technology sector of Bangladesh. The award is being given since 2017.
Faridur Rahaman better known as Pantho Rahaman is a journalist of Bangladesh. He has received the National ICT Award for the year 2017, for his special contribution in ICT journalism.
Pabna-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince of the Awami League.
Chattogram City Corporation Literary Award is an annual literary award introduced by Chattogram City Corporation This award has been given in February every year since 2014 in recognition of outstanding contributions in various branches of Bengali literature at the national level.
Sadat Hossain is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, film-maker and novelist.
Krishna Tithi Khan was born in 13 December 1989 in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh. Her father's name is Tapash Kumar Khan and mother's name is Niva Rani Khan. Krishna Tithi is basically a stage singer, also a music artist listed on Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television (BTV). She is a Bangladeshi expatriate singer and she sang 18 states in the United States. She received the honor of the "New York State Assembly", "State Senate", "City Council" in 2016.
Safa Kabir is a popular Bangladeshi model and actress. She has made a name for herself by working in various TVCs and Natoks since 2013. She’s also a digital content creator developing digital content for her social media channel raking in millions of engagement daily from fans all across the world through Facebook, Instagram & YouTube.
The Daily Sylheter Dak popularly known as Sylheter Dak, is a local daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Sylhet in the Bengali language. Sylheter Dak was founded on 18 July 1984. The newspaper, more than 30 years old, is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Sylhet.
Swatta is a 2017 Bangladeshi romantic-drama film. The film directed by Hashibur Reza Kallol and produced by Sohani Hossain under the banner of Taranga Entertainment. It is a story written by Sohani Hossain and screenplay and dialogue written by Ferdous Hassan. The film feature Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam in the lead roles and Kabila, Nasrin, Rina Khan, Don and many have played supporting roles in the film. The film soundtrack is composed by Bappa Mazumder.
The Dainik Purbokone is a Bengali-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh, and one of the leading newspaper published in Chittagong. The newspaper was founded in 1986. According to the data published by the Department of Films and Publications, under the Ministry of Information, on 28 August 2019, its circulation of 62,100 copies was the largest of the national dailies published from Chittagong. In the assessment of the Bangladesh Press Institute in 1994, Purbokone was mentioned as the best daily.
Tor Premete Ondho Holam is a National Award winning song from the 2017 Bangladeshi romantic-drama film Swatta sung by James. The song composed by Bappa Mazumder and choreographed by Masum Babul. The lyrics of the song written by Sohani Hossain, the producer and story writer of the film, and Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam performed in the song. The song was released on Deco's YouTube channel under the banner of Qinetic Network on March 30, 2017.
