Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Bangla Zee 5 Unveils New Slate of Original Stories
Bangla Zee 5 showed viewers a group of new Bengali programs.
Some popular series will return with second seasons or new chapters.
Other shows will tell fresh stories about love, farming, friendship and young people using social media.
Priyo Bondhu brings an older Bengali audio drama to the screen in a new form.
Aloor Dosh uses a missing-potato mystery to talk about farmers and society.
Prem Shots follows two people who meet while trying to start over.
Osthir looks at the pressures teenagers face online and offline.
The platform also plans animated and AI-powered stories, children’s shows and live sports.
The event brought many Bengali film and television figures together to celebrate the upcoming programs.
Bangla Zee 5 unveiled its new programming slate, Notun Banglar, Notun Golpo, at an industry gathering at Roots.
The slate includes returning shows such as Lalbazaar 2, Shwetkali 2, Shikarpur 2, Kaalipotka 2 and Mahaproloy.
New originals include Priyo Bondhu, Aloor Dosh, Prem Shots and Osthir, covering relationships, comedy, romance and adolescent life.
The platform announced continuing and new collaborations with leading Bengali production houses.
Bangla Zee 5 is also expanding into AI-powered and animated stories, children’s programming and live sports including FIFA, Bundesliga and Coppa Italia.
- Who
- Bangla Zee 5, its business head Rusa Banerjee, Bengali production houses and members of the Bangla film fraternity.
- What
- The platform unveiled Notun Banglar, Notun Golpo, a slate of returning series, new originals and additional programming.
- When
- At a recent slate-unveiling gathering; the supplied article does not specify a date.
- Where
- At Roots, during an industry gathering described as taking place in the city.
- Why
- To present upcoming Bengali stories, announce production collaborations and expand the platform’s programming formats.
- Platform
- Bangla Zee 5
- Slate
- Notun Banglar, Notun Golpo
- Returning titles
- Lalbazaar 2, Shwetkali 2, Shikarpur 2, Kaalipotka 2 and Mahaproloy
- Featured originals
- Priyo Bondhu, Aloor Dosh, Prem Shots and Osthir
- Priyo Bondhu cast
- Soham Majumdar and Shruti Das
- Lalbazaar 2
- Directed by Sayantan Ghosal and starring Anirban Bhattacharya
- Additional programming
- AI-powered and animated stories, children’s programming, FIFA, Bundesliga and Coppa Italia