August 14 (Bengali: 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]

August 14
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Bengaliআগস্ট ১৪
GenreCrime
Thriller
Drama
Written byShihab Shaheen
Directed byShihab Shaheen
StarringSee below
Country of originBangladesh
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersRaffael Ahsan
Sayeduzzaman Talukdar
Sadia Afrin
Production locationBangladesh
EditorJobayar Abir Peal
Running time30-40 Minutes
Production companyClapboard Entertainment
Original release
NetworkBinge
Release28 May 2020 (2020-05-28)

Cast

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Drug addicted daughter of police officer Rafiqul Islam and Shanta Islam.
Police officer.
Wife of police officer Rafiqul Islam.
Investigating Officer (IO) of Rafiqul Islam & Shanta Islam murder case.

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Ondhokarer Din"
"Day of Darkness"
Shihab Shaheen21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)
2"Tushi Kothay"
"Where is Tushi"
Shihab Shaheen21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)
3"Dhurto Shoytan"
"The Cunning Devil"
Shihab Shaheen21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)
4"Kritodasher Kanna"
"The Cry Of The Slave"
Shihab Shaheen21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)
5"Dancemaster Jimmy"
"Dancemaster Jimmy"
Shihab Shaheen21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)
6"Ondhokarer Meye"
"The Girl Of Darkness"
Shihab Shaheen21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "14th August: Should web dramas go through the censors?". The Business Standard. 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. ^ সকল প্রশ্নের উত্তর; অশ্লীল ‘আগস্ট ১৪’?. banglainsider.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. ^ সফল সিরিজের দুই কাণ্ডারি. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. ^ দেশের প্রথম রিয়েল লাইফ ক্রাইমভিত্তিক ওয়েব সিরিজ আসছে বিঞ্জ-এ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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