On its way to a new journey
At a press conference held at Hotel Sheraton, Sanjiv Mehta, chairperson and managing director of Unilever Bangladesh Limited announced the launch of this year's programme. Enayetur Rahman, managing director of ntv, Naushad Karim Chowdhury, brands and development director of Unilever Bangladesh Limited and CEO of Asiatic MCL, Aly Zaker spoke on the occasion. Members from the press, musical fraternity and the glamour world were present at the conference.
The preliminary selection will be carried out at 11 different locations across the nation. The audition locations are: Chittagong, Comilla, Faridpur, Barisal, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogra, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Dhaka. Selected candidates will take part in the subsequent rounds, which will be held at Dhaka.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. This year, non-resident Bangladeshis can also take part in the programme. They can register through a website www.closeup1.com. Two audition panels will be set up at New York and London.
Aspiring young Bangladeshi musicians between 16 and 30 years can participate in the competition. They can register by simply calling or by logging onto the website. The last date of registration is July 10.