Bichitra Explained

Bichitra
Editor:Shahadat Chowdhury
Frequency:Weekly
Category:Literary magazine
Firstdate:1972
Lastdate:1997
Country:Bangladesh
Based:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Language:Bengali

Bichitra is a defunct weekly literary magazine.[1] [2] It was owned by the Government of Bangladesh and edited by Shahadat Chowdhury.[3] [4] The magazine has been described as a historic milestone and a pioneering magazine.[5] [6]

History

Fazal Shahabuddin is the founding editor of the magazine.[7] It was founded in 1972.[8] Bichitra was the first publication in Bangladesh to issue a special Eid edition.[9] Ziaur Rahman talked about his role in the Bangladesh Liberation war and the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an article in the magazine in 1972.[10] [11] On 17 May 1978, the Tokai, by Rafiqun Nabi, was first published in the magazine. The cartoon would go on to achieve iconic status in Bangladesh.[12]

On 7 December 1991, Sufia Kamal gave an interview to the magazine about her memories of Bangladesh Liberation war.[13] The executive editor, Shahriar Kabir, was fired by the magazine for his involvement in Gono Adalat.[14] Shahadat Chowdhury served as the editor of the magazine until 1997.[15] [16] The government stopped publication of the magazine in 1997.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Shamsur Rahman's 84th birth anniversary today. 10 March 2018. The Daily Star. 23 October 2013. en.
  2. News: Munim. Rifat. Awaiting the Special Eid Issues. 10 March 2018. archive.thedailystar.net. Star Weekend Magazine.
  3. News: Stories. 10 March 2018. The Daily Star. en.
  4. News: Rhyme and reason. 10 March 2018. The Daily Star. 25 March 2010. en.
  5. News: Shahadat Chowdhury: A Tribute. 10 March 2018. archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star.
  6. News: Shahadat Chy pioneer of modern journalism. 10 March 2018. archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star.
  7. News: Poet Fazal Shahabuddin passes away. 10 March 2018. The Daily Star. 10 February 2014. en.
  8. Book: Schendel, Willem van. A History of Bangladesh. 2009-02-12. Cambridge University Press. 9781316264973. en.
  9. News: Waheed. Karim. Readers' delight: Special publications on Eid. 10 March 2018. archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star.
  10. News: The times of General Ziaur Rahman. 10 March 2018. archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star.
  11. News: Ahsan . Syed Badrul . Syed Badrul Ahsan . Ground Realities . en . The Daily Star . 10 March 2018.
  12. News: Rashid. Harun ur. The myth of Tokaii. 10 March 2018. The Daily Star.
  13. News: I would rather die than sign any false statement. 10 March 2018. The Daily Star. 20 June 2016. en.
  14. News: Gano Adalat. 10 March 2018. The Daily Star. 23 January 2016. en.
  15. Web site: Shahadat Chowdhury buried with state honour, people from all strata pay homage. bdnews24.com. 2019-04-28.
  16. News: Chowdhury. Esha. Freedom from life. 10 March 2018. thedailystar.net. Star Weekend Magazine.
  17. News: Shahadat Chy's 2nd anniversary of death today. 10 March 2018. The Daily Star. 29 November 2007. en.

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