'Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert' held at MSG in association with Walton
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'Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert' held at MSG in association with Walton

'Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert' held at MSG in association with Walton
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The "Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert" was held Friday at the Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York, USA.

The Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority organised the grand musical concert in association with Walton.

Also read: 'Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert' held at Madison Square Garden in New York

The concert was held to pay tribute to the Concert for Bangladesh, organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar at MSG on August 1, 1971, and celebrate the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence.

Key places, including Times Square, were decorated with billboards, banners and festoons with the logos of Walton and other sponsoring organisations.

'Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert' held at MSG in association with Walton

World-renowned German band Scorpions and Bangladesh's Chirkut performed at the event with the theme "Let the Music Speak."

The bands enchanted thousands of audiences with their magical performances.

People from different countries, including Bangladeshi expats living in the USA, filled the auditorium.

Also read: Concert to celebrate 50 yrs of Bangladesh independence in NY on Friday

The money earned from the concert will be spent to support cyber security for children of low and middle-income countries.

The historic Concert for Bangladesh at MSG, supporting Bangladesh's Liberation War, featured the likes of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and Badfinger.

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