[1][2] It was owned by the Government of Bangladesh and edited by Shahadat Chowdhury.

[8] Bichitra was the first publication in Bangladesh to issue a special Eid edition.

[9] Ziaur Rahman talked about his role in the Bangladesh Liberation war and the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an article in the magazine in 1972.

[12] On 7 December 1991, Sufia Kamal gave an interview to the magazine about her memories of Bangladesh Liberation war.

[13] The executive editor, Shahriar Kabir, was fired by the magazine for his involvement in Gono Adalat.