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World Service,5 mins

The television soap that started a brawl

The Fifth Floor

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A fictitious warrior princess has got such a hold on imaginations in Bangladesh that fights have broken out between rival fans. Kiranmala is the heroine of an Indian-made television drama named after her, which has become wildly popular. Shahnaz Parveen of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bangla explains the powerful appeal of Kiranmala. (photo credit SOJLU)

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