▁action ▁in ▁a ▁specific ▁crisis . ▁As ▁such , ▁' B ang la ▁Des h ' ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁c og ent ▁social ▁statements ▁in ▁music ▁history ." ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁interview ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁re issue ▁of ▁Sa ul ▁Sw immer ' s ▁Con cert ▁for ▁Bang l adesh ▁film , ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁K of i ▁Ann an ▁acknowled ged ▁Harrison ▁and ▁Sh ank ar ▁as ▁" p ione ers " ▁in ▁their ▁efforts ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Bang l adesh , ▁and ▁cred ited ▁the ▁song ' s ▁opening ▁verse ▁for ▁person alis ing ▁the ▁crisis ▁by ▁showing ▁" the ▁man ▁behind ▁the ▁music ". ▁Th irty - three ▁years ▁before ▁this , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁UN ICE F ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁Harrison ▁and ▁Sh ank ar ▁with ▁its ▁annual ▁Child ▁Is ▁the ▁Father ▁of ▁the ▁Man ▁award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁" B ang la ▁Des h " ▁was ▁played ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁television ▁series ▁H imal aya ▁with ▁Michael ▁Pal in , ▁in ▁which ▁Pal in ▁travel s ▁south ▁from ▁Bh ut an ▁to ▁Bay ▁of ▁Beng al ▁and ▁reflect s ▁on ▁Bang l adesh ' s ▁struggle ▁for ▁independence . ▁Writing ▁for ▁Bl ender ▁magazine ▁in ▁April ▁that ▁year , ▁Paul ▁Du ▁No yer ▁described ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁a ▁" f ine ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁single ". ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0