DHAKA, March 6, 2019 (BSS) – The long-cherished annual “Joy Bangla
Concert” is set to take place at the Bangladesh Army Stadium here tomorrow
afternoon with a view to rekindling the historic March 7 speech by Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Under the supervision of Centre for Research and Information (CRI), Young
Bangla, one of the leading youth networks of Bangladesh, every year hosts the
mega event to revive Liberation War spirit among youths.
At the concert, leading musical bands perform one song each from the list
of patriotic songs played from the Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during
liberation war.
“The Young Bangla has been organising the concert every year since 2015.
The celebration has now become more significant as the UNESCO has recognised
the landmark speech of Bangabandhu as a world documentary heritage on October
30, 2017,” CRI Associate Coordinator Engineer Tonmoy Ahmed told BSS today.
He said leading bands Artcell, Chirkutt, Lalon, Arbovirus, Shunno,
Nemesis, Cryptic Fate and Bay of Bengal will perform in the concert to
mesmerize the fans with rock music.
The entry to the mega event at the Army Stadium is totally free this year
as the spectators’ just need to complete registration, Ahmed added.
He said a large number of fans especially youths have already registered
to join the concert this year which is going to be one of the best one of its
kind.
In last three years, around 60,000 youths, altogether, enjoyed the concert
at the venue while 90,000 watched on live-streaming on different social media
sites and various organisations’ websites and millions viewed on prominent TV
channels.
Hundreds of youths imbued with Liberation War spirit will gather at the
stadium to recall the day and celebrate independence with the Bangla rock
music.