Duronto TV has been producing quality programmes for children since their inception. Starting their journey in October 2017, the channel has made a place in the hearts of the Bangladeshi TV audience over the years.

A press conference, announcing Duronto TV's 14th season, was held online today. The new season will be on air from January 10. It will feature four new local programmes and two new cartoon series besides the regular programmes and cartoon series. "Bhulostein", "Kattush Kuttush", "Laal Kohinoor" and "Sisimpur" 13th season are new additions along with new cartoon shows "Martin Morning" and "Zigby".

"Bhulostein" will feature mad scientist Bhulostein, his assistant Piku and their young scientist friends on their science adventures with different experiments. "We wanted to present science in a playful and interesting manner and we featured 130 interesting science experiments for children in the show," shares Monirul Hossain Shipon, director of the show. "I was nervous about the shoot at first because of the pandemic, but the whole set was designed according to the health safety guidelines," says young actor, Toki Yasar Ayman. "We wore masks at all times on the set, we only took it off for the camera." Directed by Shipon and Fahima Ahmed Chaiti, the show will air from January 10, Sunday to Thursday at 02.30 pm and 7:30 pm.

Bhulostein

The puppet show, "Kattush Kuttush" features two bookworm puppets and they will be sharing different stories in each episode. "The stories they share with the audience are presented through shadow, puppetry, sand art and origami," shares director Jamal Hossain Abir. The puppets for this show are directed by Sayma Karim and Mridha Ayomi. The show will air from January 10, Sunday to Thursday at 11:30 am and 5.30 pm.

Written by Shibashis Bandyopadhyay and directed by Nima Rahman, the new puppet drama series "Laal Kohinoor", is about the adventures of the sibling duo, Kichir and Michir, to save the 'Jhilmil Nagar' from the curse of a bad fairy. "Fairytales always taught us the power of good people and these stories are the continuations of those timeless stories," noted director Nima Rahman shares. "There are two groups present in each society- good and evil. These stories prove that if good people work together, society will always reflect good and positive vibes."

Inspired by renowned puppet master Mustafa Monwar, Nima Rahman, along with members of Dhaka Puppet Theatre and Tariq Anam Khan, will play the leading roles in the show. The show will air from January 10, Sunday to Thursday at 1 pm and 8 pm.

"Sisimpur" will air every day at 8:00 am, new cartoon series, "Martin Morning" will air from Sunday to Thursday at 12 pm and 6:30 pm from January 10 and "Zigby" will air on Friday and Saturday at 11 am and 6:30 pm, starting from January 15.

"Last year was tough on all of us and especially on the children, as they are still confined to their homes, they keep reminiscing about their school days and dream of better days," says Shahadat Hossain, producer of foreign programmes at Duronto TV, about how the channel plans to help out these children through their different projects.