August 14 (TV series) explained

Director:	Shihab Shaheen
Country:	Bangladesh
Genre:	Crime Thriller Drama
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	6
Language:	Bengali
Company:	Clapboard Entertainment
Network:	Binge
Starring:	See below
Location:	Bangladesh
Editor:	Jobayar Abir Peal
Producer:	Raffael Ahsan Sayeduzzaman Talukdar Sadia Afrin
Native Name:
Runtime:	30-40 Minutes
List Episodes:	Episodes

August 14 (bn|আগস্ট ১৪) is a 2020 Bangladeshi crime thriller streaming television series written & directed by Shihab Shaheen for the online video on demand platform Binge.^[1] It features Tasnuva Tisha, Shatabdi Wadud, Shahiduzzaman Selim in lead roles.^[2] The series is inspired from a true incident of 2013, when a police officer Mahfuzur Rahman & his wife Swapna Rahman were murdered by their own drug addicted daughter Oishee Rahman at their Chamelibagh resident in Dhaka.^[3] It is the first ever real-life crime television series of Bangladesh.^[4]

Cast

• Tasnuva Tisha as Tushi Islam:

Drug addicted daughter of police officer Rafiqul Islam and Shanta Islam.

• Shahiduzzaman Selim as Rafiqul Islam:

Police officer.

• Monira Mithu as Shanta Islam:

Wife of police officer Rafiqul Islam.

• Shatabdi Wadud as Khaled:

Investigating Officer (IO) of Rafiqul Islam & Shanta Islam murder case.

• Farhana Endra as Khaled's Wife
• Sayed Zaman Shawon as Jimmy
• Abu Hurayra Tanvir as Rumi
• Uzzal Mahamud as Sattar
• Fakhrul Bashar Masum as SP
• Nur E Alam Nayan as Jashim
• Mashhur Goni Golpo
• Zannat
• Sijat Shimul
• Hindol Roy
• Sazu
• Onuvob

See also

• Mohanagar
• Taqdeer
• Ladies & Gentleman
• Unoloukik

Notes and References

1. News: 2020-06-13. 14th August: Should web dramas go through the censors?. 2020-06-15. The Business Standard. en.
2. News: bn:সকল প্রশ্নের উত্তর; অশ্লীল ‘আগস্ট ১৪’?. https://www.banglainsider.com/entertainment/57074/সকল-প্রশ্নের-উত্তর;-অশ্লীল-আগস্ট-১৪. 2020-06-15. banglainsider.com. bn.
3. News: bn:সফল সিরিজের দুই কাণ্ডারি . https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/ronger-mela/2020/06/11/921506. 2020-06-15. Kaler Kantho. bn.
4. News: bn:দেশের প্রথম রিয়েল লাইফ ক্রাইমভিত্তিক ওয়েব সিরিজ আসছে বিঞ্জ-এ. https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/1657335/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C. 2020-06-15. Prothom Alo. bn.