Entertainment Report :
Popular children’s show Sisimpur, which aims to make learning enjoyable for pre-primary and primary level children, has completed its
16 years and stepped into its 17th year on April 15. Currently, the 13th season of Sisimpur is being telecasted on Duronto TV, Maasranga TV and BTV. Sisimpur has been helping children to identify letters, match words with letters, and create sentences with words. Through the
characters of Sisimpur, different elements of the environment such
as colours, shapes, etc are taught.
Sisimpur has become an attraction for the children at Amar Ekushey Book Fair. During the weekends of the book fair, a large number of children rushed to the fair to spend fun time with Ikri, Halum, Tuktuki and Shiku. This trend has become an integral part of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, although due to the Covid-19 pandemic Sisimpur is not organising the event this year.
Sisimpur collaborated with Bangladesh government through the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Ministry of Culture, etc. The show started its journey through funding provided by USAID which continues to persist to date. It is the Bangladeshi counterpart of New York-based educational television series Sesame Street which has co-produced the TV show in Bangladesh through Sesame Workshop Bangladesh.
