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HAA: When did you record your first ever song?
   Arnob: I was 17 years old then, and my wife (then girlfriend), Sahana, gave me the lyrics of the song. Inspired by the lyrics I composed the song ‘Ekta chele’ and recorded it at a studio in Stantiniketan. I still have it in my PC.
   HAA: Your first song to take the musical industry by storm was ‘Shey je boshey ache’. Enlighten us about its beginning.
   Arnob: When Black had started the filming for ‘Off beat’, I was approached by the director to sing a song for them. That is how ‘Shey je boshey ache’ was conceived. I recorded the song and went back to Shantiniketan. When I returned, I was quite happy to know that the song was a big hit.
   HAA: What about your debut album Chaine Bhabish?
   Arnob: Composing music and recording songs at my home was a passion for me. I had recorded round about 40 songs when this friend told me to record an album. I thought ‘why not?’ And that is how Chaine Bhabish came to life.
   HAA: Which is your favourite song from the album?
   Arnob: I listen to all kinds of songs depending on my mood. Therefore, I don’t have any favourite song or favourite singer or a favourite genre of music. The same applies to my album as well. A few days back I was listening to Hariye giyechi and Ek din. Nowadays I am listening to Chilte rode and Amar hariye jawa.
   HAA: What inspires you to compose good music?
   Arnob: Basically my friends write the lyrics and that is what inspires me to compose my music. Also, classical songs of Rashid Khan, vocal renditions of Pratul Mukherjee and the music of U2 and Radiohead also play quite a role in the outcome of my music.
   HAA: What role has Shantiniketan played in your life?
   Arnob: What I am today and all my activities have been gifted to me by the 17 years I spent at Shantiketan. For one, I can say that I have developed a respect for traditions and culture of this land. I have become more creative and I appreciate creativity at a different level as well. The educational system over there has affected my whole thinking process and my lifestyle. I have become a lot more figurative person. In addition, I learned a lot about guitars and keyboards from my friends in Dhaka, the lessons on Rabindra Sangeet, folk and classical songs create a huge impact on my music.
   HAA: What are you doing nowadays?
   Arnob: I should be focusing on my arts as I have done my Masters in Fine Arts. But I am doing very little of arts and have indulged my self in other things, which does draw quite some criticism from my father.
   I am directing videos of Habib’s new album and directing videos of my own album as well. And during my free time I am back to composing my songs as usual or involving myself in a game of football.
   HAA: How would you assess the present day music industry in Bangladesh?
   Arnob: It has changed drastically in the past couple of years. Alternative underground bands have been doing a fantastic job along with the remixes of folk and other genre of songs. Good music is being composed in all kinds of genre. There is still the stereotyped music that we come across but that to is going through innovative changes according to the different styles of the artistes.
   HAA: What are your future plans?
   Arnob: I plan to form a band with Bangla and create a new brand of music. My work on the new album has already started and I plan to release it by the year end. Also, I am planning to hold my own painting exhibition at the end of the year. And in the long run, apart from all my other activities, I want to join in film making and become a successful film maker.

‘Bara Pabitra Amar Shahar’- a drama based on the cruel and torturous aspect of money-borrowing was premiered on June 21 at the Muktijuddho Jadughar Auditorium.
   Based on the composition of Anisul Haque, the drama was directed by Amitabh Reza, one of the prominent and upcoming young directors of our country. The production was cast under the banner of Ddhoni-Chitra Limited that had enjoyed arty performance by the renowned actor Asaduzzaman Nur and a new face in the small picture yet talented Molly Akand.
   The dreams a simple and innocent woman living in the daily life hazards at a village dream of to materialize those dreams in the real life has been nicely portrayed in the drama.
   To bridge between the dreams and reality, the simple villager looks for a lump some of money from a local micro-credit bank.
   After receiving the amount, she adventures to fulfill her dreams. But everything shatters as soon as her investment is stolen and consequentially the curses of debt engulf her life. Unable to bear the ending of such misery, she chooses
   death over the life of perennial disappointment.
   ‘Bara Pabitra Amar Shahar’ will be telecast on July 3 in the private channel NTV.

The High Commission of India will arrange a classical music soiree by noted classical music maestro, Ustad Mashkur Ali Khan at 7:00 in the evening on June 28.
   Traditionally Mashkur’s family belongs to the Kirana Gharana. His father Ustad Shakur Khan, a veteran sarengi player, was his mentor. Mashkur’s elder brother Ustad Bande Ali Khan is noted for binkar Hindustani music.
   At present Ustad Mashkur is a residential instructor at the Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata.

Magazine programme Chawa Pawa will be telecast tonight at 10:30. Poet Rezauddin Stalin will conduct the programme.
   This episode will feature some educational issues. Dr Ashrraf Siddiqee will be present among the discussants. Arup Ratan Chowdhury will discuss on anti-drug movement.
   Ayub Bachchu, Baby Naznin, Mehrin, Nargis Nishan and Khorshed Alamgir will sing in the programme while Pappu will take part in a comic skit.
   Anisur Rahman, Jillur Rahman, Charlie, Prince Alamgir will perform among others.

Magazine programme Sabar Janye, conducted by Rezauddin Stalin, will be aired at 6:20 in the evening. Noted Nazrul researcher Professor Rafiqul Islam will be present in the programme while well-known dancer Zinat Barkatullah will discuss on women rights.
   Popular singer Kumar Biswajit will also be present. Shipar Khan and Jhumu Khan will sing while Sunan and Mishti will dance in the episode.

11:00pm, Animal Planet
   A massive underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a monster tsunami that strikes the coasts of nine Asian countries. Killer waves of more than 30 feet crashed ashore, wiping out whole towns, resort communities and villages. More than 150,000 people have been reported dead. As the days and weeks unfold, the human toll was staggering. Yet, out of the destruction, an astounding riddle emerges - a mystery of survival. The number of wild animals killed in the tsunami is surprisingly low. Did they know something we didn't? Can animals sense a natural disaster before it happens? In this compelling, one hour programme hosted by Lyndal Davies, viewers go beyond today's headlines, uncovering the mysteries of the sixth sense and the secrets of animal behavior during disasters.

8:00pm, Discovery
   She rose from a small town, England, with a modest background to become Prime Minister and a world leader; she was none other than the great Margaret Thatcher. But what do we really know of her? How did she overcome tradition and prejudice and climb her way to become Britain's First Lady? GREAT LEADERS takes its viewers through the extraordinary story of MAGGIE, a small town girl who finally went to become Britain's First lady.

Regina (Newton, Crash, Chronicles Of Riddick) is a woman stuck in a strange marriage with the enigmatic Charles Lambert (Diflane. Haven, King Arthur). She meets Joshua Peters (Wahlberg. 1 Head Huckabees, The Italian Job) while on vacation in Martinique, and plans to return home and end her marriage to Charles. But when she returns to Paris, there is no need to end the marriage, for Charles has been murdered. Their apartment and bank accounts have been emptied. Three of her husband's cohorts harass her in recovering money owed them by Charles. Inscrutable secret agent Lewis Bartholomew (Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Robbins, Code 46, Mystic River) keeps insinuating himself in the series of strange events. It seems there is more to her dead husband than meets the eye. and she must find out the truth if she is to stay alive. But is Joshua a foe or a friend.
   The Truth About Charlie
   HBO
   9:30pm
   Starring
   Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton
   Genre: Suspense/Thriller