Bichitra
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Bichitra is a defunct weekly literary magazine. It was owned by the Government of Bangladesh and edited by Shahadat Chowdhury. The magazine has been described as a historic milestone and a pioneering
Cover of first issue of Bichitra (1972)
Ziaur Rahman
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Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military leader and politician who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981. One of the leading figures of the country's ind
Bichitra
…is the founding editor of the magazine. It was founded in 1972. Bichitra was the first publication in Bangladesh to issue a special Eid edition. 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. On 17 May…
Rahman in 1979
Ziaur Rahman delivering a speech at a public conference before 1979
Discussion between Ziaur Rahman and Roy Jenkins, in the presence of Muhammad Shamsul Haque and Wilhelm Haferkamp
Ziaur Rahman in 1979, during a state visit at Netherlands