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Genres Puppet, Children's television series Similar Ulitsa Sezam, Shara'a Simsim, Alam Simsim, Galli Galli Sim Sim, Sesame Tree | ||
Sisimpur (Bengali: সিসিমপুর) is the Bangladeshi version of the children's television series Sesame Street.
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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.
Characters
The show has no full-body puppet character and, thus, no equivalent to Big Bird.
Human characters
