Energy levels and electric dipole (E1) transition parameters such as wavelengths, transition probabilities (rates), weighted oscillator strengths and line strengths for the levels of 3l3lꞌ (l,lꞌ=0,1,2) in magnesium like bismuth (Bi LXXII, Bi 71+ , Z=83) are calculated using the AUTOSTRUCTURE code, which uses non-relativistic or kappa-averaged relativistic wave functions and the full Breit interaction in Pauli approximation. The results are compared with the available literature values and a good agreement is achieved. There is no available experimental data for Bi 71+ . Therefore, these theoretical calculations can provide useful data for experimentalists in the identification process upon measurements.