''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 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
Reverie Corporation Limited.
Publishing history
''Unmad'' was founded in Dhaka, Bangladesh by
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf 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 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 com ...
.
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: ' ...
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Ishtiaq Hossain
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Kazi Khaleed Ashraf
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: ' ...
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Ishtiaq Hossain
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Kazi Khaleed Ashraf
* Mehedi Haque
* Tanmoy
* Arif Iqbal
* Faridur Reza Razib
* Hasib Kamal
* Eeha Nawar
* Biplob
* Muhammad Ayan
References
External links
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1978 establishments in Bangladesh
Monthly magazines published in Bangladesh
Magazines established in 1978
Satirical magazines
Bengali-language magazines
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