Unmad

Unmad
EditorAhsan Habib
CategoriesSatirical magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation10,000–12,000
FounderIshtiaq Hossain, Kazi Khaleed Ashraf
First issueMay 1978; 46 years ago (1978-05)
CompanyUnmad
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali
Websitewww.unmadmagazine.com
OCLC948759641

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][4] Bangladeshi cartoonist Ahsan Habib is its present chief editor.

Winner cartoonist with Unmad team at 40th year celebration program in Dhaka, 2018
A photo from the Unmaad 40 Year Celebration exhibition.
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Applications for iPhone and Android of the magazine was launched on 9 April 2013, by Reverie Corporation Limited.[5][6]

  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 (ed.). 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. ^ মার্কিন মুল্লুকের ম্যাড, ভারতের দিওয়ানা হারিয়ে গেছে, আমাদের উন্মাদ এখনও আছে!. The Business Standard (in Bengali). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Unmad". App Store.
  6. ^ Lab Mimosa. "Unmad - Android Apps on Google Play". Google.