The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Some 30 thousand people including youths with the slogan of 'Jago Manush - Nari Odhikare Jago' participated a concert held at Gulshan Youth Club ground in the city yesterday.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) jointly organised the concert to observe 100 years of International Women's Day. Audience became enthralled with the music where participants including artistes raised their voice against corruption.

Veteran woman baul artiste Kangalini Sufia, 'guru' of pop music Azam Khan, artistes Fahmida Nabi, Kafil, Mehrin and Krishnakoli and band groups Souls, Renaissance, Maksud O Dhaka, Dalchhut, Aurthohin, Black, Shahed, Yatri and 'Awaz,' a band formed by garments workers, enchanted the audience in full-fledged.

The concert started at 2:00pm, while gate was opened from 12:00 noon. Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Executive Director of TIB, inaugurated the concert. He said, "Women are vulnerable for corruption. We should take the anti-corruption movement forward."

After the performance of baul artiste Kangalini Sufia, popular band group Renaissance entered the stage and performed some popular old numbers. At that time the concert ground had already filled up with crowds.

Then solo performers Kafil, Krishnakoli, Shahed and Mehrin presented their popular numbers.

When veteran band artiste Azam Khan entered the stage with the song 'Rail Line er bostite jonme chilo ekti chhele' crowds including youths became so enthralled that their mixed the performance of Azam Khan.

Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), came to the concert ground after evening to encourage the raising voice against corruption. He said

TV performer Dilara Zaman, M Hafizuddin Ahmed, former adviser of the Caretaker Government, woman activist Rokeya Kabir, Dr Sonia Nishat Amin and Khushi Kabir, among other celebrities and performers were present at the concert. The concert became a gathering of people of all walks of life with a solid combination of rock, hard rock, fusion and folk songs. The concert was live telecast in a web-link www.metrobd.net/tib2008 .