Unmad

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Unmad
Editor	Ahsan Habib (cartoonist)
Categories	Satirical magazine
Frequency	Monthly
Circulation	10,000–12,000
First issue	November 1978
Company	Unmad
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bangla
Website	[1]

"Unmad" is a Bangladeshi humor magazine founded by Ishtiaq Hossain and Kazi Khalid Ashraf in 1978. "Unmad" is a bengali word, which means 'paranoid', or, 'mad'. Although "Unmad" does not have any direct relation with the popular American Satire magazine "Mad", it is often referred to as the "Mad Magazine of Bangladesh" by "Unmad"'s fan.

Contents 1 History of Unmad 2 Impact of Unmad 3 Contributors of Unmad 4 Controversy

[edit] History of Unmad

Unmad was originally founded by two young talented cartoonist named Ishtiaq Hossain and Kazi Khaled Ashraf in 1978. Offering a new media of entertainment through satire cartoons and humor stuffs, the magazine soon received attention of many people. However, the magazine became extremely popular during mid 80s when, then a moderately little known cartoonist/satirist, Ahsan Habib (cartoonist) took the charge of editor of the magazine. Relying heavily on the funny aspects of local political movements and showbiz arenas (mainly on local movies) of mid/late 80s, Ahsan Habib, along with some talented cartoons and satire columnist, produced some excellent satire stuffs one after another and soon made "Unmad" an household name. During that time, "Unmad" became one of the best selling magazines of the country's history.

[edit] Impact of Unmad

[edit] Contributors of Unmad

Sometimes Unmad criticizes bad ppl of the community in Bangladesh in different aspects, and People like that a lot.

[edit] Controversy