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Why is George Harrison’s 1971 single called “Bangla Desh” rather than “Bangladesh” ?
By , 0 viewsQuestion asked by Matt: Why is George Harrison’s 1971 single called “Bangla Desh” rather than “Bangladesh” ?
This song was also featured as part of the charity concert known as “The Concert for Bangladesh.” I’ve always wondered why the title is two words, and not one. After all, the name of the country is Bangladesh, not Bangla Desh or Bangla-Desh.
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Answer by Jimmy Jazz
The countries name is actually বাংলাদেশ. Perhaps there were different transliterations used at the time of the concert.
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February 13th, 2011 at 7:59 am
This is what we first saw how the English language newspapers from Pakistan used to spell back in End-1960s “Bangla Desh”. Our great leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman while agitating against Pakistani injustices and misrule in East Pakistan would mention that we will have left with no choice than to have our own country – Bangla Desh. We used to know it as two words till the time our liberation war started from 26th March 1971. Therefore, you would find in many of historical papers and documents, even immediately after the surrender on 16th December 1971 of the Pakistani forces in Dhaka, the two-words were taken place in many Government of Bangladesh papers and documents, as a carry-over from the past mistake.
I got the following from the Wikipedia that would help know the other details of the concert.
The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held at noon and at 7:00 p.m. on August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Organized for the relief of refugees from East Pakistan (now independent Bangladesh) after the 1970 Bhola cyclone and during the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities and Bangladesh Liberation War, the event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history. It featured an all-star supergroup of performers that included Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and Ringo Starr.
An album was released later in 1971 and a concert film was released in 1972, with later releases for home video. In 2005, the film was re-issued on DVD accompanied by a new documentary.
The concert raised US$ 243,418.51 for Bangladesh relief, which was administered by UNICEF. Sales of the album and DVD continue to benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF.
The Concerts brought together some of the biggest names in rock music: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton. Many of the entertainers who took part in the event are still alive and they will continue to donate 100 per cent of their royalties to UNICEF.
The generosity of George Harrison continues with the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF which has just been announced by his widow, Olivia Harrison.
Hope above helps.
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