Government-owned magazine in Bangladesh
Bichitra![]() Cover of first issue of Bichitra (1972) |
| Editor | Shahadat Chowdhury |
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| Categories | Literary magazine |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
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| First issue | 1972 |
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| Final issue | 1997 |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
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| Based in | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Language | Bengali |
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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]
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