Dhaka, April 9 -- Over 200 Bangladeshi musicians will come together to express solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine during this year's Pahela Baishakh procession, singing the iconic lines: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

The announcement came at a press conference held on Wednesday at the Seminar Room of the National Theatre Hall in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) where Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki shared some details of this year's Chaitra Sangkranti and Pahela Baishakh festivities, calling the initiative a "symbolic yet powerful gesture for peace."

"During this Pahela Baishakh we want to stand with the people of Palestine," Farooki said. "Through music, we will express our wish for a pe...