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Ferdaus: Much sought after in two movie industries
FERDAUS Ahmed, popularly known as Ferdaus, is perhaps the only Bangladeshi film actor to have become hugely popular in two movie industries -- Dhaka and Kolkata.

Closeup 1 '06
New voices, unadulterated popularity
Three contenders, Muhin, Salma and Nishita were pitted against each other at the recent grand finale of Closeup 1 Tomakei Khujchhey Bangladesh '06.

TV Watch
Telefilm 'Shosagora Konya'
Written by Abdus Selim and directed by Gazi Rakayet, telefilm Shosagora Konya will be aired today at 2:40pm on ATN Bangla.

'Indiana Jones' returns
Nineteen years after chasing down the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Harrison Ford will return to the big screen in the character of the globetrotting archaeologist in May 2008.

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards '07
To recognise and encourage private and public-private initiatives for restoration and conservation of structures that are over 50 years old, Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO (BNCU) and Ministry

Cross Currents
A music video on Grameen Microcredit
Los Angeles-based The Green Children Foundation is creating a music video on Grameen Microcredit, says a press release. For this music video, a group from the Foundation recently travelled to Dhaka.

Birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin
To mark the 92nd birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, a children's painting competition was held at the Zainul Abedin Sangrohoshala, Mymensingh.