Under the initiative of "Shobar Agey Bangladesh Foundation", a series of "Swadhinata Concerts" will be held simultaneously in four divisional cities, including Dhaka, on April 11.

The announcement came at a press conference held at Uday Tower in the capital, where Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, president of the organisation and also a joint secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), confirmed the event.

The press conference revealed that the concerts will take place at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka, MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram, Khulna Stadium, and in Bogura.

Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie said, "We have designed the programme entirely around Bangladeshi music and culture. For the 'Swadhinata Concert', we seek the cooperation of all — including journalists from print, electronic, and social media, online activists, noted personalities, the administration, law enforcement agencies, and city corporations — to make the event a success."

The "Swadhinata Concerts" will begin on April 11 at 3 pm and continue till 11 pm.

Artistes performing at the Dhaka concert include James, Feedback, Shironamhin, Power Surge, After Math, Pritom, Xefer, Porshi, Ferdous Wahid, Mila, Agun, Haider Hossain, Animesh Roy, Sohan Ali, Abrar Shahriar, Mahtim Shakib, Selim Chowdhury, Aleya Begum, and Miftah Zaman, among others.

The Chattogram venue will feature performances by Miles, Souls, Ark, Lalon, Ashes, Subconscious, Bay of Bengal, Teerondaj, Metrical, Kiran Das, Natai, Emran, Konal, Chishti Baul, Tasnim Anika, Salma, Rayhan, Shubhro, Moushumi, Ethun Babu, Rituraj, and others. 

In Bogura, the concert will include Artcell, Avoid Rafa, Different Touch, Mizan, MNB, Vikings, Baghdhara, Hridoy Khan, Baby Naznin, Khurshid Alam, Kanak Chapa, Alam Ara Minu, Kornia, Yamik, Luipa, KZ Rabbi, Muttaki Hasib, Rajib, and Mahin, among others.

The Khulna concert will see performances by Warfaze, Arbovirus, Shonar Bangla Circus, Carnival, Bangla Five, Kure Ghar, Biborton, Asif Akbar, Balam, Tahsan Khan, Monir Khan, Kona, Nasir, Joy Shahriar, Tuntun Babul, Rukhsar Rahman, Liza, and Palash.

In addition to musical performances, the concerts will also feature regional songs, poetry recitations, and comedy segments, said Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie.

The president of "Shobar Agey Bangladesh Foundation" added, "We have said this before, and we are saying it again today — there is a cultural aggression targeting Bangladesh. We have consistently resisted this aggression, and we are taking special care to ensure that Indian and Pakistani songs do not dominate our culture and heritage in any way."

Present at the press conference were the foundation's General Secretary Rakibul Islam Bakul, Treasurer Sultan Salauddin Tuku, and members Abdul Monayem Munna, SM Jilani, Atikur Rahman Rumon, Rakibul Islam Rakib, Zahidul Islam Roni, and Ehsan Mahmud.

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It is worth mentioning that on December 16 last year, ahead of Victory Day, "Shobar Agey Bangladesh" organised a "Bijoy Concert" at Manik Mia Avenue in the capital.