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''Unmad'', the
Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
word for ''mad'' or ''insane'', has been used as the name of a monthly satire magazine in
Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. The magazine was founded by Ishtiaq Hossain and
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf Kazi Khaleed Ashraf is a Bangladeshi architect, urbanist and architectural historian. Writing from the intersection of architecture, landscape and the city, Ashraf has authored books and essays on architecture in India and Bangladesh, the work of ...
in 1978 and tries to ape ''MAD'' Magazine. Bangladeshi cartoonist
Ahsan Habib Ahsan Habib (2 January 1917 – 10 July 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet and literary figure in Bengali culture. He was born in the village of Shankarpasha, in Pirojpur. Before the India-Pakistan partition, he worked on several literary magazines: ' ...
is its present chief editor. Applications for iPhone and Android of the magazine was launched on April 9, 2013 by
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Publishing history

''Unmad'' was founded in Dhaka, Bangladesh by
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf Kazi Khaleed Ashraf is a Bangladeshi architect, urbanist and architectural historian. Writing from the intersection of architecture, landscape and the city, Ashraf has authored books and essays on architecture in India and Bangladesh, the work of ...
and Ishtiaq Hossain. The first issue was dated May 1978. The schedule was initially quarterly, but it switched to a monthly schedule in 1991. Normally, each issue is 28 pages, with longer special issues at the two holidays
Eid al-Fitr , nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast , observedby = Muslims , type = Islamic , longtype = Islamic , significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan , dat ...
and
Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's co ...
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Writers

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Ahsan Habib Ahsan Habib (2 January 1917 – 10 July 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet and literary figure in Bengali culture. He was born in the village of Shankarpasha, in Pirojpur. Before the India-Pakistan partition, he worked on several literary magazines: ' ...
* Ishtiaq Hossain *
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf Kazi Khaleed Ashraf is a Bangladeshi architect, urbanist and architectural historian. Writing from the intersection of architecture, landscape and the city, Ashraf has authored books and essays on architecture in India and Bangladesh, the work of ...


Artists

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Ahsan Habib Ahsan Habib (2 January 1917 – 10 July 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet and literary figure in Bengali culture. He was born in the village of Shankarpasha, in Pirojpur. Before the India-Pakistan partition, he worked on several literary magazines: ' ...
* Ishtiaq Hossain *
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf Kazi Khaleed Ashraf is a Bangladeshi architect, urbanist and architectural historian. Writing from the intersection of architecture, landscape and the city, Ashraf has authored books and essays on architecture in India and Bangladesh, the work of ...
* Mehedi Haque * Tanmoy * Arif Iqbal * Faridur Reza Razib * Hasib Kamal * Eeha Nawar * Biplob * Muhammad Ayan


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* 1978 establishments in Bangladesh Monthly magazines published in Bangladesh Magazines established in 1978 Satirical magazines Bengali-language magazines {{culture-mag-stub