What was Forum?
Q: What was Forum?
A: Forum was an English-language monthly news and current affairs magazine in Bangladesh.
Q: When did Forum start and who were its founders?
A: Forum started in 1969 when Bangladesh was East Pakistan. Hameeda Hossain and Rehman Sobhan were the magazine's founders.
Q: What were the views of Forum?
A: Forum was against the West Pakistani establishment and was for democracy and economic reforms in the Pakistani union.
Q: Why was Forum shut down by the Pakistan Army?
A: The Pakistan Army shut down the magazine on 26 March 1971, during the early hours of Operation Searchlight.
Q: Who were some notable writers for Forum?
A: Writers from across South Asia, such as Amartya Sen, Tariq Ali, Kuldip Nayar, and Ahmed Rashid wrote for the magazine.
Q: When did Forum publish its last issue?
A: Forum published its last issue in April 2013.
Q: Who were some members of the editorial board of Forum when it was re-published by The Daily Star?
A: The editorial board was the original Forum founders Hameeda Hossain and Rehman Sobhan and 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.
