''Forum'' was a
Bangladeshi English-language monthly
current affairs magazine. Founded in 1969 in the then
East Pakistan, by human rights activist
Hameeda Hossain and economist
Rehman Sobhan, the magazine became renowned for its outspoken criticism against the West Pakistani establishment, and advocacy of
democracy and economic reforms in the Pakistani union. During the political crisis and mass uprising in East Pakistan following the 1970 first democratic elections of Pakistan, Forum led the chorus of Bengali intellectuals expressing disillusionment with the Pakistani establishment and the inevitability of the breakup of Pakistan. The
Pakistan Army shut down the magazine on 26 March 1971, during the early hours of
Operation Searchlight.
In 2006, ''
The Daily Star'', Bangladesh's largest circulating English daily newspaper, began re-publishing the magazine on a monthly basis. Shah Hussain Imam served as the executive editor of the magazine. The editorial board consisted of original ''Forum'' founders Hameeda Hossain and
Rehman Sobhan as well as
Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of ''The Daily Star'',
Matiur Rahman, editor and publisher of
Prothom Alo, and
Anisuzzaman, a professor of Bengali at the
University of Dhaka. In April 2013 the ''Forum'' published its last issue.
The magazine attracted columnists and contributors from across
South Asia, such as
Amartya Sen,
Tariq Ali,
Kuldip Nayar and
Ahmed Rashid.
References
External links
Website
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