Fighting Outside the Country: During the freedom movement Bengalis who lived the outside the country were of an immense help. They raised money for the freedom fighters and the Bangladeshi government, alerted the world about Pakistan's genocide and formed public opinion in favour of Bangladesh's freedom. Especially noteworthy Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Architect F.R Khan, Professor Muhammad Yunus, and Professor Rehman Sobhan. It was not only Bangladeshis that helped - on the 1st of August in New York's Madison Square Garden, Pandit Ravi Shankar, George Harrison and many other artists conducted one of the largest concerts of that time, that captured the attention of entire world. The American Poet Allen Ginsberg wrote a beautiful poem about the refugee's suffering, "September on Jessore Road", that still moves people tp this day.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Fighting Outside the Country
Fighting Outside the Country: During the freedom movement Bengalis who lived the outside the country were of an immense help. They raised money for the freedom fighters and the Bangladeshi government, alerted the world about Pakistan's genocide and formed public opinion in favour of Bangladesh's freedom. Especially noteworthy Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Architect F.R Khan, Professor Muhammad Yunus, and Professor Rehman Sobhan. It was not only Bangladeshis that helped - on the 1st of August in New York's Madison Square Garden, Pandit Ravi Shankar, George Harrison and many other artists conducted one of the largest concerts of that time, that captured the attention of entire world. The American Poet Allen Ginsberg wrote a beautiful poem about the refugee's suffering, "September on Jessore Road", that still moves people tp this day.
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