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]
 Cover of first issue of Bichitra (1972) | |
| Editor | Shahadat Chowdhury |
|---|---|
| Categories | Literary magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | 1972 |
| Final issue | 1997 |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Based in | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
History edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Shamsur Rahman's 84th birth anniversary today". The Daily Star. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Munim, Rifat. "Awaiting the Special Eid Issues". archive.thedailystar.net. Star Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Stories". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Rhyme and reason". The Daily Star. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Shahadat Chowdhury: A Tribute". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Shahadat Chy pioneer of modern journalism". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Poet Fazal Shahabuddin passes away". The Daily Star. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Schendel, Willem van (12 February 2009). A History of Bangladesh. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316264973.
- ^ Waheed, Karim. "Readers' delight: Special publications on Eid". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "The times of General Ziaur Rahman". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Ahsan, Syed Badrul. "Ground Realities". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Rashid, Harun ur. "The myth of Tokaii". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "I would rather die than sign any false statement". The Daily Star. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Gano Adalat". The Daily Star. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Shahadat Chowdhury buried with state honour, people from all strata pay homage". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Chowdhury, Esha. "Freedom from life". thedailystar.net. Star Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Shahadat Chy's 2nd anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2018.