Madison event evocative of Concert for Bangladesh: Joy | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Book Review
    • Brands
    • Earth
    • Explorer
    • Fact Check
    • Family
    • Food
    • Game Reviews
    • Good Practices
    • Habitat
    • Humour
    • In Focus
    • Luxury
    • Mode
    • Panorama
    • Pursuit
    • Wealth
    • Wellbeing
    • Wheels
  • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • Videos
    • TBS Graduates
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • COVID-19
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Tech
    • Magazine
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Sunday
September 24, 2023

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Book Review
    • Brands
    • Earth
    • Explorer
    • Fact Check
    • Family
    • Food
    • Game Reviews
    • Good Practices
    • Habitat
    • Humour
    • In Focus
    • Luxury
    • Mode
    • Panorama
    • Pursuit
    • Wealth
    • Wellbeing
    • Wheels
  • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • Videos
    • TBS Graduates
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • COVID-19
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Tech
    • Magazine
  • বাংলা
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Madison event evocative of Concert for Bangladesh: Joy

Bangladesh

UNB
12 May, 2022, 05:25 pm
Last modified: 12 May, 2022, 05:31 pm

Related News

  • 'Plotting to murder' Joy: BNP condemns jail sentences of Mahmudur, Shafik
  • Mahmudur Rahman, Shafik Rehman among 5 jailed seven years over 'conspiracy to murder' Sajeeb Wazed Joy in US
  • Moshtaq, Zia were masterminds behind 15 Aug massacre: Joy
  • BNP-Jamaat a threat to communal harmony: Sajeeb Wazed reminds with documentary on minority repression
  • Joy lambasts Fakhrul for his 'falsehood'

Madison event evocative of Concert for Bangladesh: Joy

"We must stand united on our promise for Sonar Bangla"

UNB
12 May, 2022, 05:25 pm
Last modified: 12 May, 2022, 05:31 pm
Picture: Facebook
Picture: Facebook

Commemorating the historic 1971-Concert for Bangladesh, the ICT Ministry organised, at the same Madison Square Garden, another concert, evoking the precedence of "melody for humanity" set by the world's all-time best musicians, said Prime Minister's ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Sharing the vibe of the concert, Joy, who was singing and cheering as part of the crowd, wrote from his verified Facebook account, "This weekend I relived that moment as we paid tribute to that melody-for-humanity event through another concert on the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh"

Reminiscing the unforgettable lyric by George Harrison on war-torn Bangladesh, "My friend came to me/ With sadness in his eyes/ He told me that he wanted help/ Before his country dies", he wrote, "Beatles' star George Harrison didn't just write and compose the song but also went on to think about doing something that might help the people of Bangladesh, a victim of one of history's worst genocides. He reached out to maestros like Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, who also agreed to drum up support for the cause. Rest is history. Concert for Bangladesh set the precedence of helping a victim-of-war nation through a concert."

"Whenever I watch it on YouTube, it takes me back to a golden moment – George Harrison singing the song Bangladesh, Bob Dylan rendering 'How many roads a man must walk down', and Pundit Ravi Shankar playing his fingers on his sitar like a storm. They are sharing the same stage!" he added.

"The dream for Bangladesh, as the world's all-time greatest rock stars and musical masters had seen, came true as the war-torn country back in 1971 is now an epitome of sustained progress and development. From the engineering masterpiece Padma Bridge to the technological feat Bangabandhu Satellite, Bangladesh has made inspiring history. Still, no success story goes unchallenged by a few people with wrong intentions," he mentioned.

Calling upon the country's people to stand vigilant against the peddlers of religion and supporters of war criminals, he said, "We must be careful so that the ghosts of war criminals cannot bring the dark chapters back."

Joy said they must show zero tolerance to the peddlers of religion.

"We must stand united on our promise for Golden Bengal on this Golden Jubilee. Let's sing Harrison's Bangladesh together once more and let the world hear it. This time the promise on this Golden Jubilee is to build Golden Bangla, the dream of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman."

Scorpions rocked the stage on Sunday while Bangladeshi band Chirkutt appeared there as a guest performer.

Madison Square Garden / Concert for Bangladesh / Sajeeb Wazed Joy

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Will US visa restrictions have any impact on business?
    Will US visa restrictions have any impact on business?
  • Dollar rates raised to Tk110 for remitters, exporters
    Dollar rates raised to Tk110 for remitters, exporters
  • Photo: Unsplash
    Banks hold $800m more in August YoY on cautious repayments

MOST VIEWED

  • This photo captured from in front of the Institute of Engineers around 11:30pm Thursday shows the severe waterlogging on Dhaka road. Photo: Md Tajul Islam
    A swim through the city
  • Frozen hilsa at a wholesale market in Cox's Bazar.  File Photo: Nupa Alam
    4,725kg hilsa exported to India
  • Sri Lanka pays off entire $200m loan from Bangladesh with $22m interest
    Sri Lanka pays off entire $200m loan from Bangladesh with $22m interest
  • Illustration: TBS
    Outsiders shouldn't obstruct elections in Bangladesh: PM Hasina warns in New York
  • Dholaikhal in the past. Photo: Bangladesh Old Photo Archive
    From rural retreats to urban hubs: Dhaka's transformation over time
  • US slaps visa restrictions on law enforcers, ruling party, opposition
    US slaps visa restrictions on law enforcers, ruling party, opposition

Related News

  • 'Plotting to murder' Joy: BNP condemns jail sentences of Mahmudur, Shafik
  • Mahmudur Rahman, Shafik Rehman among 5 jailed seven years over 'conspiracy to murder' Sajeeb Wazed Joy in US
  • Moshtaq, Zia were masterminds behind 15 Aug massacre: Joy
  • BNP-Jamaat a threat to communal harmony: Sajeeb Wazed reminds with documentary on minority repression
  • Joy lambasts Fakhrul for his 'falsehood'

Features

Jhantu Majhi poses for a photo with the paddle on his hand in Ratargul Swamp Forest. Photo: Md Tajul Islam

The children of Ratargul swamp go to school, sing songs and sail

7h | Features
The founders of the salon, Evana Rahman (left), Kazi Faraz Abir (top left), Pinky Peya (right), and Mudassir Ahmed Anik (top right). Photo: Courtesy

Studio Ombre: Where influencers make you 'instagrammable'

10h | Mode
No, Bangladeshi cricketers cannot be our role models

No, Bangladeshi cricketers cannot be our role models

10h | Panorama
Muhammad Saeedul Alam and Shabab Shahriar Khan. Sketch: TBS

Biniyog.io: How an investment platform is bridging the SME funding gap

14h | Features

More Videos from TBS

Agreement signed to export rice bran oil to Japan

Agreement signed to export rice bran oil to Japan

3h | TBS Today
Is 'Mankading' really ruining the 'Spirit of Cricket'?

Is 'Mankading' really ruining the 'Spirit of Cricket'?

1h | TBS SPORTS
Ukraine in the face of a long war: no way without changing strategy!

Ukraine in the face of a long war: no way without changing strategy!

3h | TBS World
US launches new economic working groups with China in bid to quell tension

US launches new economic working groups with China in bid to quell tension

4h | TBS Economy
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2023
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net