Manzare Haseen, speaking on the occasion, said, " 'Drishyaroop' is based on visual culture. This programme is to discuss some subjects on the mediums dealt with in the book such as the talk today on contemporary art in Bangladesh by Nisar Hossain. We hope to bring out the next issue next November and in that we hope to concentrate on films. Similarly we hope to focus on photography in the issue after that. Through this we wish to bring about an interaction between the people in the three mediums. We feel that with the progress of technology and news flow there is an impact of each medium on the other. This programme is like a launching ceremony although the magazine has been printed last November. "

There are three independent sections in the publication with interactive process between them, both internationally and locally. The magazine is an ambitious one, which has about 340 pages with three sections, printed by Progressive Printers, and costs tk. 175.

In the film section there are four articles on the concept of the National Cinema. One of these articles is by the world famous filmmaker Satyajit Ray and it is on the possibilities of the eastern cinema. The other is by Zakir Hossain Raju. There is the script of the film "Chakka". There is an article focusing on the mainstream cinema of Bangladesh from the feminist point of view and two articles, which are critical analysis of the film "Lalshaloo". There is a report on the roundtable conference on the Film Society Movement of Bangladesh, and an article on the films of Ho Hsiao-hsein, the renowned Taiwanese filmmaker.

This is followed by the fine arts section, which contains a write- up, on the life and works of Rashid Chowdhury, one of the pioneer painters and tapestry artists of Bangladesh by Mitu Haq. There are also two articles focusing on modernism and post modernism in the context of Bangladesh by Lalrukh Salim and Dhali Al Mamun , along with an interview with the cartoonist Shishir Bhattacharjee, dealing with possibilities of cartoons as an art. The photography section contains an article that traces the history of aesthetic development of photography and an interview with the renowned photographer Anwar Hossain by Manzare Haseen.

"Although the three sections are different yet there is a connection between them," says Manzare Haseen. The magazine was brought out through a personal fund of six members of "Drishyaroop parshad", which includes Mahmudul Hossain, the editor, Manzare Haseen, Mitu Haq, Manzare Shameem, Ilyas Milon and Fawzia Khan. Some of the members are connected with films, others with painting and photography.

Manzare Haseen, asked to give the reason for bringing out the magazine says, " In the sixties and seventies there was a fine interaction between people in fine arts, films and photography which resulted in a vibrant cultural atmosphere. Now creative people have built up compartments of their own. This maybe due to social reasons or maybe because people don't have the time. This magazine is to revive the old atmosphere and create a platform where creative people get together and exchange ideas."