The unveiling of the cartoon book "Satire and Ridicule" took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA on Tuesday evening.
The chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh Professor Dr Yunus launched the book at a ceremony.
The book “Satire and Ridicule” is on cartoons depicting the fall of Sheikh Hasina and the July Revolution in Bangladesh.
It was edited by Shahidul Alam and published jointly by Drik Picture Library, earki, and the Bangladesh Cartoonist Association (BANCARAS).
The book is compiled based on ‘Cartoon e Bidroho’- an exhibition organized at Drik in August.
During the July uprising, cartoonists played an important role through social media and became instrumental in using satire and caricature to protest tyranny and build solidarity among the mass people.
This book celebrates their contribution and works as an important documentation of recent Bangladeshi history.
The Nobel laureate Dr Yunus warmly congratulated the entire team of the “Satire and Ridicule”.