Faridpur: A concert by Bangladesh’s leading band music artist James was disrupted in Faridpur after radical groups reportedly stormed the stage and attacked artists. The concert was scheduled to take place
at 9:00 pm on Friday, claimed local media reports. The radical group barged into the venue and started pelting stones at the audience who came to attend the concert.
Several video of the attack also surfaced online. After the attack, local authorities intervened and the concert, which was scheduled to be held to commemorate the anniversary of a local school, was cancelled. Fraidpur is located almost 120 km from Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
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The renowned Bangladeshi author, Taslima Nasreen, slammed the radical groups for attacking the audience and artists at the concert. “The cultural center Chhayanaut has been burned to ashes. Udichi—the organization that was built to foster a secular and progressive consciousness through the promotion of music, theater, dance, recitation, and folk culture—has also been burned to ashes,” she said.
“Today, jihadists did not allow the renowned singer James to perform at an event,” the renowned author added.
