Bonna Mirza (born 9 September 1975) is a Bangladeshi actress who works in television, film, and on stage. Mirza started her career in 1992 with theatre group ''DeshNatok'', a member of group theater federation. She is an enlisted artist of

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(BTV) and

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. Mirza's notable theatre performances are ''Nitya Puran,'' ''Darpane Sharatshashi'', ''A Dolls' House'', and ''Ghorlopat''. Since 2018, she is the elected secretary of Actors' Equity, the professional organization of television actors. She is a speaker on various social issues in different social forums: educational institutions, social organizations and TV channels.

Early life and family

Born in Kushtia, Mirza was with her parents. Her father is a retired government officer and her mother is a housewife. She is second among three sisters and she has a brother. She took secondary examination from Kushtia Govt. Girls' High School. Later she moved to

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for study, and completed her master's degree in theater and performance studies from

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

. In 2010, Mirza married Manosh Chowdhury. He teaches at

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Career

Mirza debuted her acting career in 1992 with the theatre troupe ''Desh Natok''. Some years later, she started acting in television drama in 1997, while she still was in the university. After years of professional acting on television, she started anchoring television program with renowned Bangladeshi television channels like Ekattor TV, News 24, G-TV etc. Since 2015, she also started career as a marketing professional and currently working as Head of Marketing in Bangla Tribune. Her first performance in television drama was in ''Shukher Nongor'', directed by Saidul Anam Tutul, in 1997. Mirza is the anchor of the television show ''Ekattorer Shokal'' of

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. She performed in

Tanvir Mokammel Tanvir Mokammel (born 8 March 1955) is a Bangladeshi filmmaker and writer. He is the recipient of Ekushey Padak in 2017. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards total ten times for the films '' Nodir Naam Modhumoti'' (1995), '' Chitra Nodir Pare'' ...

's directorial venture ''Rabeya'' (2009). Mirza was elected the programme secretary for the Film Artistes' Association.

Works

Television dramas

Stage plays

* ''Shurgaon'' * ''Nityapuran'' * ''Birsa Kabbo'' * ''Ghor Lopat''

Movies

* ''Head Master'' * ''Omar Faruker Maa'' * ''

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'' * '' Rabeya'' * ''Shorot 71''

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirza, Bonna Living people Bangladeshi film actresses Bangladeshi television actresses Bangladeshi stage actresses Bangladeshi television personalities University of Dhaka alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 1975 births People from Kushtia District