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Kishore Bangla(Bengali:কিশোর বাংলা) is aBangladeshiJuvenilemagazine.It's the first juvenile weekly magazine ever published byBengali languageinIndian Subcontinent.
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| Publisher | Observer House |
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| Editor-in-chief | Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury |
| Editor | Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Website | https://kishorebangla.com/ |
Background
editThe publication of this newspaper commenced in 1977 at the behest of the Bangladesh government. It was published from the 'Observer House' and the eminent journalist and editor of weekly cine-magazine theChitrali,Syed Mohammad Parvez,was appointed the editor. However, writer, journalist and children's organizerRafiqul Haque,popularly known asDadu bhaiwas in charge as its executive editor.
TheGovernment of Bangladeshdiscontinued publication ofKishore Banglain 1983. Since 2018 it is issued under a new ownership.
Team
editThe work team ofKishore Banglacomprised, in addition to Rafiqul Haque, the eminent journalist Shah Alamgir, writerAbdur Rahman,actor and graphic artistAfzal Hossain,journalistSaiful Alam Lyttonand author Mustafa Majid, among others.Najimuddin Manik,Faizul Latif Chowdhury,andSyed Borhan Kabiralso there worked for some time.
Contributors
editRegular contributors to theKishore Banglaincluded children's authorFayez Ahmed,Ali Imam,Mobarak Hossain Khan,Tofazzal Hossain,Shahriar Kabir,Muhammed Zafar Iqbal,Faridur Reza Sagar,Rokeya Sultana,Rhymer Rabbani Choudhury,poetAbu Hassan Shahriar,writer Faizul Latif Chowdhury,Ahmed Mazhar,novelistNasreen Jahan,Imdadul Hoque Milonrhyme-composer Faruque Hossain,Amirul IslamandLutfar Rahman Riton.
Novels
editSome of the novels published in theKishore Banglawere "Nulia chorir shonar pahar", "Dipu Number Two" and "Operation Kakonpur".
Circulation
editKishore Banglawas published every Friday. It was a multi-coloured newspaper that was meant only for children. It was unique in its kind because it was a newspaper, rather than a literary magazine that was published on a weekly basis for a long period of time. Starting from mid-1970s, it made significant contribution in moulding and grooming the mindset of boys and girls of middle-class Bangladesh in a positive way.[citation needed]
Kishore Banglawas re-introduced for its readers with new look and feel later. Now it is a publication ofMohammadi Group of Companies Ltd.
Current publication
editIqbal Sobhan Chowdhury,a prominent journalist of Bangladesh, former editor ofBangladesh Observer,editor ofThe Daily Observerand chairman of Dhaka Bangla Channel (DBC) is the chairman of the board of editors ofKishore Bangla.
Mir Mosharref Hossain,another eminent journalist, chairman of Mohammadi Group of Companies Ltd., a director ofThe Daily Observer,chief editor of Mohammadi News Agency (MNA) and chief patron of children's organization Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Mela is the editor of the magazine.
Readers can read the magazine online.[1]The office of Kishore Bangla is located at Aziz Bhaban (9th floor), 93, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Kishore Bangla Books - কিশোর বাংলা এর বই | Rokomari.com".www.rokomari.com.Retrieved24 August2021.
- ^"Kishore Bangla-কিশোর বাংলা".www.mawbiz.com.bd.Retrieved24 August2021.