Mymensingh – Bangladesh
Posted by admin in culture bangladesh on May 18, 2011
Bangladesh is divided into 64 administrative districts, and Mymensingh is one of the districts of the Dhaka division. The British had originally demarcated Mymensingh as an administrative unit in 1787.
Lying in the northern part of the country, Mymensingh is bordered by the Indian state of Meghalaya in the north, lying on the foot of the picturesque Garo Hills. The Susang hills on the southern border are the only other hilly area.
The plains of the Dhaka region lie to its south. It forms a part of the alluvial valley of the eastern Brahmaputra river. The Jamuna river makes up Mymensingh’s western boundary. Large boats ply on the river the whole year through, and in the rainy season, the river becomes huge in many areas through which it flows. The district is mainly level with open country all around, and is full of cultivated fields, and the land is criss crossed by many rivers. The main crops are jute, rice and oil-seeds. It also has some small valleys lying between tall forests.
The slightly higher area of the Madhupur jungle extends from the northern Dhaka district to the middle of Mymensingh. The jungle is rich in sal, which is valuable as timber.
No tags for this post.Bangla Natok – A Representation of Bangladeshi Showbiz Culture
Posted by admin in culture bangladesh on May 18, 2011
Bangla Natok, also known as Bengali Drama, has been in practice for a long time now. Even before the independence of the country in 1970, various individuals and cultural organizations have been performing on Bangla Natok. Today the natoks are however not the same as it has been only 15 – 20 years ago.
Due to the advancement of technology, routine stage performance and practices by performers, instructional educations, and most important of all creativity of the writers and producers, Bengali drama improved by a long shot in the recent years.
We do not see the entire natok these days in a studio set. Lot of outdoor shootings, individual houses, even foreign trips are very much common in this industry now. This industry is not longer dominated by the government and its only one TV channel now. Over a dozed private TV channels and satellite stations are now broadcasting Bangla natoks all over the world.