Unmad

Unmad
Editor Ahsan Habib
Categories Satirical magazine
Frequency Monthly
Circulation 10,000–12,000
Founder Ishtiaq Hossain, Kazi Khaleed Ashraf
First issue November 1978 (1978-11)
Company Unmad
Country Bangladesh
Language Bangla
OCLC number 948759641

Unmad, the Sanskrit word for mad or insane, has been used as the name of a monthly satire magazine in Bangladesh.[1] The magazine was founded by Ishtiaq Hossain and Kazi Khaleed Ashraf in 1978[2] and tries to ape MAD Magazine.[3] Bangladeshi cartoonist Ahsan Habib is its present chief editor.

Applications for iPhone and Android of the magazine was launched on April 9, 2013 by Reverie Corporation Limited.[4][5]

References

  1. Tanim, Faizul Khan (8 May 2005). "Visitors flock Unmad show". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. Khan, Zeeshan. "Zeeshan Khan illustrates the rebirth of comic books in Bangladesh". The Indian Quarterly. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. Özdemir, Metin (2014). "Magazines and Newspapers Outside the United States". In Attardo, Salvatore. Encyclopedia of Humor Studies. SAGE Reference. ISBN 978-1-4129-9909-0. Unmad, meaning "mad (or insane)," is a monthly satire magazine in Bangladesh. It was launched in 1978, and it had a style similar to MAD magazine.
  4. "Unmad". App Store.
  5. Lab Mimosa. "Unmad - Android Apps on Google Play". google.com.


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