DHAKA, Dec 8, 2021 (BSS) - Marking the golden jubilee of country's
independence, Nagad, the mobile financial service of Bangladesh Post Office,
is offering an exclusive 50 percent discount for the subscription of OTT
platform Chorki.

     The offer was launched yesterday and it will run until January 6, 2022.

     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 yesterday evening.

     Redoan Rony, chief operating officer of Chorki, production staff of
"Jago Bahe", artists of the series and crew members were present at the
event, said a press release.

     Viewers will be able to enjoy this original series as premium content
from Chorki's app and website. In order to enjoy the 50 percent discount
through Nagad, they will have to choose subscription package for one month,
six months or a year.

     Speaking at the programme, Niaz Morshed Elite said "Like Nagad, Chorki
is also a local company. It feels good to be able to be associated with such
an initiative. Hopefully, these two local institutions together will do
something better for the audience in the coming days."

     Elite said the offer would make digital platform entertainment easier
and more affordable for 5.5 crore customers of Nagad.

     Siddique Ahmed, Saleh Sobhan Onim and Sukarna Shahed Dhiman respectively
directed three episodes of the "Jago Bahe" series called "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 series tells the stories of three significant years that are
important in the history of Bangladesh -- 1952, 1969 and 1971 -- highlighting
the story of the rise, revolt, resistance, and revolution of the Bengalis.