THE 2nd episode sees Gias

Shaheb and his family anxiously waiting for Tapu who did not return home the previous night. Suddenly the telephone rings. The eldest son Arzu picks up the phone and is relieved to hear Tapu’s voice on the other end of the line. Tapn informs that he has had ” to sp^n'd'■ 'the,;• “flight ’ at Tanbaazar to cover the details of the eviction of sex-workers of the area. This news upsets Gias Shaheb. Each member of the family is worried or upset about different reasons of their own. Apu hates the fact that the oppiosition has called a hartal yet again but he doesn't have the courage to say anything about it. Arzu is extremely lonely and solitaire, even the servant Fazlur is worried about reports he has read in the newspaper which has upset him. It still seems that the days were passing; off reasonably well. One day as Tinni is returning from the university, she is stopped by some mas-

taans who threaten her with a weapon and make away with the gold chain on her neck.

The serial has been written and directed by Rezanur Rahman. and made by Nadi Telefilms with technical assistance from Fade-In Telefilm. The cast includes Sirajul Islam. Mo-

hanihiad Bart. Selim Mahbub, Ritu Enam. Nira, Rina Rahman, Prasanta

Halder. Ziaul Huda Ujjal etc.

The 2nd episode of Protidin will be telecast tomorrow night on ATN Bangla at 10.00 pm. It will be rerun the following morning at 10.00 am.