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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 50th great independence of Bangladesh, Nagad, a popular mobile financial service of Bangladesh Post Office, is offering an exclusive 50 per cent discount for the subscription of OTT platform Chorki.
The offer was launched on Tuesday and it will run until January 6, 2022, according to a media release.
Niaz Morshed Elite, executive director of Nagad, announced it during the release of the trailer of the original “Jago Bahe” web series, presented by Nagad, at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday evening.
Redoan Rony, chief operating officer of Chorki, makers of “Jago Bahe”, artists of the series, crew were present at the event.
Viewers will be able to enjoy this original series as premium content from Chorki’s app and website. In order to enjoy the 50 per cent discount through Nagad, they will have to choose a subscription package for one month, six months or a year, the release said.
Speaking at the programme, Niaz Morshed Elite said, “Like Nagad, Chorki is also a local company. It feels good to be associated with such an initiative. Hopefully, these two local institutions together will do something better for the audience in the coming days. As a result of this initiative, the stories scattered all around the country will also come to the fore.”
Elite said the offer would make digital platform entertainment easier and more affordable for 55 million (5.5 crore) customers of Nagad.
Siddique Ahmed, Saleh Sobhan Onim and Sukarna Shahed Dhiman respectively directed three episodes of the series titled “Shobder Khoab”, “Lights, Camera, Objection”, and “Bunker Boy”.
The first episode of the series will be released on 9th December and the other two episodes will be broadcast on 16th and 23rd December, respectively.
This means, viewers will watch one episode of this anthology series each week, the release added.
The series “Jago Bahe” tells the stories of three significant years -1952, 1969 and 1971- that are important in the history of Bangladesh, highlighting the story of the rise, revolt, resistance, and revolution of Bengalis.