▁later ▁the ▁Bang l adesh ▁Liber ation ▁War ▁began . ▁By ▁ 1 3 ▁June , ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁system atic ▁mass acre ▁of ▁citizens ▁were ▁beginning ▁to ▁emer ge ▁intern ation ally ▁via ▁the ▁publication ▁in ▁London ' s ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Mas car en has . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁tor r ential ▁ra ins ▁and ▁int ensive ▁flo oding ▁that ▁were ▁threaten ing ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁refuge es ▁into ▁north - e astern ▁India , ▁this ▁news ▁gal van ised ▁Sh ank ar ▁into ▁approaching ▁Harrison ▁for ▁help ▁in ▁trying ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁suffering . ▁" I ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁sad ▁m ood , ▁having ▁read ▁all ▁this ▁news ," ▁Sh ank ar ▁later ▁told ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine , ▁" and ▁I ▁said , ▁' Ge orge , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁situation , ▁I ▁know ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁concern ▁you , ▁I ▁know ▁you ▁can ' t ▁possibly ▁identify .' ▁But ▁while ▁I ▁talked ▁to ▁George ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁deeply ▁moved   ... ▁and ▁he ▁said , ▁' Yes , ▁I ▁think ▁I ' ll ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁do ▁something .' " ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Harrison ▁committed ▁to ▁st aging ▁the ▁Con cert ▁for ▁Bang l adesh ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden , ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁ 1 ▁August . ▁Six ▁weeks ▁of ▁fr antic ▁activity ▁en su ed ▁as ▁Harrison ▁fle w ▁between ▁New ▁York , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁London , ▁making ▁prepar