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Sisimpur


Sisimpur (Bengali: সিসিমপুর) is the Bangladeshi version of the children's television series Sesame Street.

The first season of the series featured 26 episodes, and a second roster of 36 episodes was in production as of 9 February 2006. A third season went into production April 2007 while production of the fifth season is underway. The series airs four times a week on Bangladesh Television (BTV). The program airs on BTV at 9:05 am on Friday, with repeats on Saturday at 2:15 pm, Wednesday and Thursday at 5:05 pm.

USAID has committed US$7 million in funding over the first three years. It is Bangladesh's first children's educational program and was expected to be seen by 4 million children in its first two years.

The creation of Sisimpur was described in detail in the 2005 documentary The World According to Sesame Street.

The show has no full-body puppet character and, thus, no equivalent to Big Bird.



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