▁Howard ▁W orth ' s ▁R aga ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁for ▁which ▁Harrison ▁had ▁stepped ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute ▁to ▁provide ▁fund ing ▁and ▁distribution ▁through ▁Apple ▁Films . ▁With ▁Harrison ▁also ▁serving ▁as ▁record ▁producer ▁for ▁the ▁accomp any ing ▁sound track ▁album , ▁work ▁began ▁with ▁Sh ank ar ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁during ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁res umed ▁in ▁late ▁June , ▁following ▁Harrison - produ ced ▁sessions ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁Bad f inger . ▁ ▁A ▁Beng ali ▁by ▁birth , ▁Sh ank ar ▁had ▁already ▁brought ▁the ▁growing ▁human itar ian ▁crisis ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁to ▁Harrison ' s ▁attention , ▁while ▁stay ing ▁at ▁the ▁ex - Be at le ' s ▁house , ▁Fri ar ▁Park , ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁state ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁East ▁Pakistan ▁( and ▁before ▁that , ▁East ▁Beng al ) ▁had ▁suffered ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cas ual ties ▁when ▁the ▁Bh ola ▁cy clone ▁hit ▁its ▁sh ores ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁ind ifference ▁shown ▁by ▁the ▁r uling ▁government ▁in ▁West ▁Pakistan , ▁particularly ▁by ▁President ▁Y ah ya ▁Khan , ▁was ▁just ▁one ▁reason ▁the ▁Beng ali ▁national ▁movement ▁sought ▁independence ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁This ▁declaration ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁immediate ▁military ▁crack down ▁by ▁Khan ' s ▁troops , ▁and ▁three ▁days