Although there were complaints that the venue was not spacious enough for the number of people that showed up, the sound system was not satisfactory and the stage was not high enough for the artistes to be visible; most agreed that the performances of the artistes were topnotch.

The show began with Black's rendering of popular numbers, such as Obhiman, Amar Prithibi, Miththa, Parahito, Blues and Roud. It was around 4:45 in the afternoon but the music lovers did not seem to be bothered by the scorching summer sun. They swayed and rocked with the music.

Crowd at the concert

Indian Idol finalist Rahul Saxena took the stage and received a warm welcome from the audience. Rahul performed popular Hindi songs like Kal Ho Na Ho, Chanda Ve Ghar Aaja, Zindagi Hain Chaar Din and Jogiya. Rahul seemed ecstatic with the response he received from the audience and exclaimed, "You guys are awesome".

The next artiste to take the stage was the runner up Indian Idol, Amit Sana. Dressed in a leather jacket in the unbearable heat, Sana seemed very composed and confident. He rendered the Indian Idol song Mohabbatein Lutaaunga and the crowd went wild. Sana received rounds of applause as he performed Yamma Yamma, Ishq Kabhi Kariyo Na. An interesting incident: when Sana began singing Suno Suno Duniyawalo…Sabse Aage Hongey Hum Hindustani and the crowd didn't react positively to the song. Sana quickly changed the lyric of the song to Sabse Aage Hongey Hum Bangladeshi and the crowd sang along cheerfully.

Sana Singing at the concert

Miles captivated the crowd with their immensely popular songs Chaand Tara Shurjo, Neela, Dhiki Dhiki and Silk Route performed their 'claim to fame' Dooba Dooba.

The concert marked the launch of Grameen Phone's new package, 'djuice' and was coordinated by Kolpodroom.


(Bay City Chittagong) The concert fever changed the daily routine in the city. Chittagong University looked deserted at 12 pm and by 1 pm it was almost empty as all the students went to enjoy Dfusion Jhakanaka. City bound Buses and other vehicles were jam packed with the music lovers. Same was true for the other educational institutions of the city.

Cues were long in the stadium area as thousands of youths were waiting to get in. Indian Idol famed stars Amit Sana and Rahul Saxena rocked nearly 50,000 fans (Tuesday) at the Chittagong stadium. As a large crowd started to gather, traffic jams were seen in the streets around the stadium even by noon. A few hundred policemen and security people had a tough time in controlling the large crowd. There were another at least 10,000 people outside the stadium who could not get in.

But the music enthusiasts braved all problems including simmering heat and other probelms for the fun. When the concert started they burst in with applause and started dancing. Indian band Silk Route and local popular band Miles also played at the concert.

The Indian Idol stars and Silk Route also played in a special concert at the Sheraton Winter Garden on Wednesday. It was attended by GrameenPhone corporate customers, business partners and other important guests.

Edited by Nahidul Haq
Courtesy to
Karim Waheed
GrameenPhone & The Daily Star