ATN Bangla, 'ATN' being the acronym of the unused Asian Television Network, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Multimedia Production Company. It is based in the Kawran Bazar neighborhood of Dhaka. ATN Bangla is the first privately owned television channel and the first to broadcast on satellite in Bangladesh. The channel began broadcasting on 15 July 1997. ATN Bangla is broadcast in over 130 countries worldwide.
Ganashakti Patrika (1967-present) is an Indian Bengali daily newspaper published from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Initially the paper started as an organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) West Bengal State Committee.
The Bengali Wikipedia or Bangla Wikipedia is the Bengali language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. Launched on 27 January 2004, it surpassed 10,000 articles in October 2006, becoming the second South-Asian language to do so. On 25 December 2020, the site achieved the milestone of 100,000 articles. As of 18 September 2024, the Bengali Wikipedia has 158,114 articles. Though, it joined later compared to top Wikipedias, it ranks 5th in terms of article depth among 318 active wikipedias by language.
Gaurav Chakrabarty is an Indian Bengali-language film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Prodipto Lahiri in the Bengali musical television series Gaaner Oparey that aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Chakrabarty is also known for acting in the Bengali classic periodic thriller television series Byomkesh (2014-2015), where he played the role of iconic Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi. He hails from a family which has had a legacy of association with the Bengali cultural arena, starting from Jochhon Dastidar and Chandra Dastidar, Bijon Bhattacharya, Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty and Monika Chakrabarty, and his parents Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Mithu Chakrabarty. He debuted on the big screen Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti one of the most appreciated films of 2011.
Ushasie Chakraborty is an Indian actress and academic who works in Bengali language films. She has played the role of Satyabati in Anjan Dutt's film adaptations on Byomkesh Bakshi. She currently plays the role of June Guha in the Bengali television show Sreemoyee.
Joy Bangla is a slogan and war cry used in Bangladesh and in the Indian state of West Bengal to indicate nationalism towards the geopolitical, cultural and historical region of Bengal and Bangamata. It is also recognised as the national slogan of Bangladesh. It translates roughly to "Victory to Bengal" or "Hail Bengal".
Priyanka Sarkar is an Indian film and television actress who mostly works in Bengali films. She started her career working in the Bengali television industry in 2003 while she was only 12 years old. Later she worked in several serials like Swapner Rong Nil, Aastha, Khela, and Nana R angar Dinguli as a teenager. She also worked as a child actor in the movie Dadar Adesh along with Bengali superstar Prasenjit Chatterjee. Her big career breakthrough came when she got the opportunity to star in the movie Chirodini Tumi Je Amar as the leading actress. The film released in 2008 and went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in the Bengali film industry.
Ganadabi is a weekly Bengali newspaper published from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The paper is the Bengali organ of Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), a communist party in India.
The Dainik Bangla is a Bengali-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper was closed in 1997 and was later revived on 4 September 2022 by an editorial panel led by Nazrul Islam Mazumder and Chowdhury Nafeez Sharafat.
Puja Cherry Roy is a Bangladeshi film actress and model. She debuted as a child actress in the film Bhalobashar Rong (2012) but her debut as the lead role was in the Indo-Bangladesh joint production film Noor Jahaan (2018). She appeared in the film PoraMon 2 (2018) as the female protagonist. She also acted in promotional advertising.
Sayak Chakraborty is a Bengali actor and YouTuber who works in Bengali cinema. He is known for his portrayal as Krishna in the TV serial Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya, a mythological show, and Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni a historical drama show which airs on Zee Bangla. He has also appeared in Belashuru, a family drama film directed by Nandita Roy, presently working in TV serial Mangalmayee Maa Sitalafor Sun Bangla.
Bangla Pokkho is a pro-Bengali advocacy organisation that focuses on rights for Bengalis in the Republic of India. Based on Bengali nationalism, it works against the enforcing of the Hindustani language in West Bengal. It is organised along linguistic lines and is aimed at protecting Bengali culture. It uses the state slogan "Joy Bangla".
Sean Banerjee is an Indian actor and model. He is known for playing the character of Nawab Siraj Ud-Daula in the historical drama Ami Sirajer Begum. And also known for Dr. Ujaan Chatterjee in the romantic medical series Ekhane Aakash Neel, Childhood love story Rishi Sen in Mon Phagun, and Aranyak in Roshnai.
Anti-Bengali sentiment comprises negative attitudes and views on Bengalis. This sentiment is present in several parts of India: Gujarat, Bihar, Assam, and various tribal areas. etc. Issues include discrimiation in inhabitation, other forms of discrimination, political reasons, government actions, anti-Bangladeshi sentiment, etc. The discriminative condition of Bengalis can be traced from Khoirabari massacre, Nellie massacre, Silapathar massacre, North Kamrup massacre, Goreswar massacre, Bongal Kheda, etc. This has led to emergence of Bengali sub-nationalism in India as a form of protest and formation of many pro-Bengali organisations in India.
Lokkhi Kakima Superstar is a 2022 Indian Bengali Language Drama television series which is broadcast on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5 even before TV telecast. It stars Aparajita Auddy and Debshankar Haldar in the lead roles. It also stars Sharly Modak and Souvik Banerjee in parallel lead roles. It was premiered on 14 February 2022.
The 6th Filmfare Awards Bangla ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honor the best Bengali language Indian films of 2021–2022. The ceremony was held on 10 March 2023 at the ITC Royal Bengal in Kolkata. Ballabhpurer Roopkotha and Dostojee shared the award for Best Film. The Award Show was aired on 2 April 2023 on Zee Bangla. The ceremony was hosted by Anirban Bhattacharya, Srabanti Chatterjee and Ankush Hazra.
Mizanur Rahman Azhari (Bengali: মিজানুর রহমান আজহারী; is a Bangladeshi Islamic speaker, preacher and writer. He gained popularity in Bangladesh through his sermons. He claims to be a moderate Islamic negotiator and holds discussions.
Dainik Khagrachari is a Bengali-language newspaper published from Khagrachhari Sadar, Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is one of many newspapers published from Khagrachhari, Chattogram.
Ohidul Islam and others v. The Government of Bangladesh and others is a case of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. This writ was petitioned 3 years after Government of Bangladesh issued a circular regarding quotas for children and grandchildren of the veterans of the liberation war of 1971 amid of 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement. Later, the trial of this case also played a role in creating the context of the 2024 quota reform movement.
