The Chishtī Order is a tariqa, an order or school within the mystic Sufi tradition of Sunni Islam. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. It began with Abu Ishaq Shami in Chisht, circa 930 AD in a small town near Herat, a strategic city in then Eastern Persia, which later became independent and then part of Afghanistan.
Sultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mahbub-e-Ilahi, Sheikh Khwaja Sayyed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya, also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, and Mahbub-e-Ilahi was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and is one of the most famous Sufis from the Indian Subcontinent. His predecessors were Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, and Moinuddin Chishti, who were the masters of the Chishti spiritual chain or silsila in the Indian subcontinent.
The Bangla Academy is an autonomous institution funded by the Bangladesh government that fosters the Bengali language, literature and culture, works to develop and implement national language policy and to do original research in the Bengali language. Established in 1955, it is located in Burdwan House in Ramna, Dhaka, within the grounds of the University of Dhaka and Suhrawardy Udyan. The Bangla Academy hosts the annual Ekushey Book Fair.
Kushal Chakraborty is a Bengali actor and film director. At the age of six, he played the role of Mukul in Satyajit Ray's film Sonar Kella for which he won National Film Award for best child artist in 1974.
Nusrat Jahan Ruhi is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. In 2019, Jahan became actively involved in politics and was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Basirhat constituency as a Trinamool Congress candidate. Jahan's screen debut was in Raj Chakraborty's Shotru.
Avinash Mishra is an Indian television actor. He made his acting debut with Sethji (2017) playing Bajirao. He his best known for playing Shantanu Mazumdar in Yeh Teri Galiyan and Kunal Rajvansh in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.
Phagun Bou is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 19 March 2018 on Star Jalsha. It was produced under Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay. The show starred Vikram Chatterjee and Oindrila Sen in lead roles and Koushik Roy in a negative role.
Payel De, also known as Payel Dey, is a Bengali actress. She began her career in 2006 with Zee Bangla's Ekdin Pratidin daily soap and portrayed the character Chandrayee as a supporting role. She is known for her work in television soap opera serials Durga and Behula where she played the title character, both of these aired on Star Jalsha. She started her career while she was studying in college. Afterwards, she starred as Aalo Moitra in the TV serial Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe which aired on Star Jaisha. She has also played lead characters in Maa Durga, Tobu Mone Rekho, Ardhangini, Jaahanara, Durga Durgeshwari, Chuni Panna and currently Desher Maati.
Nokshi Kantha was an Indian television soap opera in Bengali that premiered on 12 November 2018 and aired on the Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla. The show was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay. The show replaced the popular drama series Andarmahal. It aired its final episode on 10 July 2020. Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay took over its time slot starting 13 July 2020.
Prothoma Kadambini was an Indian Bengali television biographical period drama based on the biography of the first practising female physician of British-ruled India and South Asia, Doctor Kadambini Ganguly. The show was aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is also available on digital platform Hotstar, that was premiered on 16 March 2020. The show is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and starred by Solanki Roy and Honey Bafna in lead roles. The show went to off-air on 28 February 2021.
Saraswatir Prem is an Indian Bengali television romantic comedy drama. The show aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Sun Bangla and is also available on digital platform Sun NXT, that premiered on 7 December 2020 and ended on 30 May 2021. It was generated by J D Productions Private Limited and starred by Pallavi Dey and Abhishek Veer Sharma.
Kori Khela is an Indian Bengali language drama television series broadcasting on the Bengali general entertainment channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. It has been premiered on 8 March 2021 and starred by Sriparna Roy and Ananda Ghosh. The series is being produced by Sumeet Hukamchand Mittal under the banner of Shashi Sumeet Productions. It is remake of Zee TV series Punar Vivaah - Zindagi Milegi Dobara.
Amader Ei Poth Jodi Na Sesh Hoy is an Indian Bengali language Romantic Comedy Drama television series that broadcasting on Indian Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. It premiered on 12 April 2021 and stars Annwesha Hazra and Writwik Mukherjee. The series is produced by Crazy Ideas Media.
Sona Roder Gaan is a Bengali daily soap which aired on Colors Bangla from 24 January 2022. It stars Payel De and Rishi Kaushik. It is the remake of Colors's Thoda sa Baadal Thoda sa Paani.
Saathi is a 2022 Indian Bengali Language Drama television series which is premiered on 7 February 2022 on Bengali general entertainment channel Sun Bangla. The show is produced by Firdausul Hasan and Probal Haldar of Friends Communication and stars Anumita Dutta and Indrajeet Bose. It is an Remake of the Tamil Television series Roja.
Projapoti is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri, co-produced by Dev and distributed by SSR Cinemas. The film features Mahaguru Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar and Koushani Mukherjee in lead roles. The movie was theatrically released on 23rd December 2022 and had its digital premiere on the streaming platform ZEE5 on 14th April 2023. Made on a budget of 1.5 Crores, it was a master hit at the box-office. The film was a blockbuster also declared by Taran Adarsh.
Bangla Medium is an Indian Bengali language drama television series which premiered from 12 December 2022 on Star Jalsha and also digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. It stars Tiyasha Lepcha, Neel Bhattacharya and Sampurna Lahiri as the leads.
Ichche Putul is a Bengali language television series airing on Zee Bangla. The series premiered from 30 January 2023 which is produced by Arka Ganguly under the banner Organic Studios. It stars Mainak Banerjee, Titiksha Das and Sweta Mishra in lead roles. The show loosely inspired by Star Jalsha's Ichche Nodee.
Sohag Jol is a 2022 Indian Bengali Drama television series that released on 28 November 2022 on Zee Bangla. The series is produced under the banner of Bangla Talkies production. It stars Shweta Bhattacharya and Honey Bafna in lead roles.
