The Agatya
| Type | Monthly magazine |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Mahbub Jamal Zahedi Fazle Lohani |
| Editor-in-chief | Mahbub Jamal Zahedi |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
The Agatya (also transliterated as The Agattya) was a Bangladeshi monthly periodical which began publishing in 1949.[1] Its main focus was on literature and culture in Bangladesh,[2] and it was considered very popular before the advent of newer publications.[3] It remains a signature periodical in the history of Bangladesh's socio-cultural movement.[4]
It was founded in part by veteran journalist Mahbub Jamal Zahedi[4] and was initially published by a popular Bangladesh Television host of the time, Fazle Lohani.[2] The journalists who ventured to bring out The Agatya confronted great odds of the day.[4]
The Agatya had a significant role in vocalising the cause of the Bengali people.[4] It is credited by Hayat Saif as having "A role in setting the trend and standards of progressive literary and social thinking in the Dhaka of the early 1950s."[3]
References
- ^ Mirza Shamim (30 October 2015). "Tribute to an iconic TV personality". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ a b Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Lohani, Fazle". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b Hayat Saif: The Situation in the Poetry of Bangladesh, Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Agattya, mosquitoes and more". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 September 2010.