<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina witnessed the annual Joy Bangla Concert commemorating&nbsp; the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed and Bangabandhu’s grandson and Center for Research and Information (CRI) trustee Radwan Mujib Siddiq accompanied the Prime Minister.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, the premier arrived in Dhaka in the&nbsp; afternoon from Doha, the Capital of Qatar, after attending the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5: From Potential to Prosperity).</div><div><br></div><div>The concert began with observing a one minute silence in Dhaka’s Army Stadium to pay homage to the victims of Tuesday's explosion in a Gulistan building.</div><div><br></div><div>The Center for Research and Information's (CRI's) youth platform</div><div>Young Bangla has been organizing the Joy Bangla Concert for the seventh time since 2015, except the last two years for the Covid-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The concert was organised mainly to instill the spirit of the Liberation War among the new generations.</div><div><br></div><div>It is usually held on March 7 every year, but this year's event was moved to March 8 due to the holy Shab-e-Barat.</div><div><br></div><div>Renowned bands-- Artcell, Avoid Rafa, Lalon, Chirkutt, Cryptic Fate, Karnival, Meghdol, Nemesis, and Arekta Rock Band-- are performing at the concert. According to BSS reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>