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Bonna Mirza (born 9 september) is a Bangladeshi actress both in television and film, and on stage, and a social activist too. She has acted more than thousand Television-dramas and some remarkable films. Mirza started her career in 1992 with theatre group ‘DeshNatok’, a member of group theater federation.[1] She is an enlisted artist of Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar. Her notable theatre performances are ‘NityaPuran’[2] and ‘Darpane Sharatshashi’, ‘A Dolls’ House’, ‘Ghorlopat’ among some more. In television acting, she has done more than a thousand. She is an elected secretary of Actors' Equity, the professional organization of the television actors, from 2018.[3] She is a speaker on various social issues in different social forums – educational institutions, social organizations, TV channels.[4]

Bonna Mirza
বন্যা মির্জা
Mirza in 2018
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	Masters in Theatre
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Signature

Early life and education

Born in Kushtia, Mirza was with her parents. Her father is a retired government officer and 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 Dhaka for study, and completed her master's degree in theater and performance studies from University of Dhaka.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] Her first performance in television drama was in Shukher Nongor, directed by Saidul Anam Tutul, in 1997.[8][9] Mirza is the anchor of the television show Ekattorer Shokal of Ekattor TV.[10] She performed in Tanvir Mokammel's directorial venture Rabeya (2009).[6]

Mirza was elected the programme secretary for the Film Artistes' Association.[10]

Works

Television dramas

Stage plays

• Shurgaon[12]
• Nityapuran[17]
• Birsa Kabbo[15]
• Ghor Lopat[15]

Movie

• Head Master
• Omar Faruker Maa
• Pita
• Rabeya
• Shorot 71

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Outcome
2018	India-Bangladesh Friendship Award		Won
2017	Junior Chamber of Commerce Peace Award		Won
2016	Canada-Bangladesh Solidarity Award		Won
2005	Bhashani Memorial Award		Won
2003	Television Forum Audience Award	Best Actor	Won
2001	Bachasas Award	Best actor (Nityapuran)[18]	Won

Personal life

Mirza got married in 2010 to Manosh Chowdhury.[19] Her husband teaches at Jahangirnagar University.[20]

References

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