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| News Brief |
| Ramadan
Mubarak! |
The first Ramadan is Monday September 01, 2008.
On behalf of Bangladesh Association we wish you a blessed Ramadan
Mubarak!
Bangladesh Association will host an Iftar party at Bangladesh-American
Center on September 14, 2008. Please extend our invitation to your
friends and families.
IFTAAR and SALAAT TIMINGS
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| FOBANA 2009 in Houston |
We are proud to announce that FOBANA 2009 will be in Houston during the
4th of July weekend.
Click here for FOBANA Information>>
For Fobana08 Photos,..goto PhotoGallery
Detail information will be available soon.
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| New 7 Wonder of Nature |
Please Vote Cox's Bazar Beach as one of the New 7 wonders of Nature.
Vote Here>>
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| Bangladesh Center Executive Board |
Bangladesh-American Center Advisory Board (BAC AB) has announced the
date for the "Election by Ballot" for the members of the Executive
Board for the next term.
Detail Information>>
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| Graduation reception & Annual Meeting |
The Bangladesh Association, Houston Annual Meeting (General Body Meeting) was held on June 28, 2008 followed by “Class of 2008” Graduation reception at Bangladesh-American Center.
For more photos, go to our Photo Gallery
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| Boishakhi Mela and Mobile Consulate |
Bangladesh Association organized another history making program Boishakhi Mela on Saturday May 10, 2008 at Bangladesh-American Center along with Mobile Consulate Office. Consulate office was real busy providing services from 10:00am to 11:00pm. The services included Renewal of Passport, 'No Visa Required' for US Passport, Attestation of Power of Attorney, Issuance of Passport, Lost Passport replacement and Dual Nationality.
Bangladesh Association provided an efficient office environment where photocopy machine, Instant Passport Photos, Notary and other services were accommodated to have a well-organized service for our community.
Boishakhi Mela started at noon with authentic Bangladeshi food, Boutiques, Booths, Music and fun for all ages. Colorful cultural presentation started at 8:00pm. More than 600 of you made both Mobile Consulate and evening program successful. THANK YOU!
For more photos, go to our Photo Gallery
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| Bridge Tournament |
Bangladesh Association successfully organized another bridge tournament on May 03, 2008 at Bangladesh-American Center.
Champion: Dewan Aftab Ahmed & Zaki Husain
Runner-up: M. Mahbubul Islam (Chanchal) & S.S. Newaz
Team players: Dewan Aftab Ahmed, Dr.Zakiud Din Husain, M. Mahbubul Islam (Chanchal), Dr. S.S. Newaz, Hamid Ahmed, Pamel
Whitney, Golam Mostofa, T. Hossain Khandaker (Almas), Dr. Manzur Khan (Masum), Dr. Khandaker Rahman (Sir), Newaz Ali, Salamat Ullah, M. Nazir, Faizul Islam, Asif Karim (Sani), Noor Alam, Ahmad Quabili, Sam Mannan, Sajedul Chowdhury, Mostafa Hasan.
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| International Mother Language Day |
Houston Bangladeshi Community organized an elaborate program with
other local community organizations to observe the International
Mother Language Day on February 23, 2008 at the Bangladesh-American
Center. Hundreds of people from different ethnic group participated
in the day long program. This is the first time we have celebrated
large scale program at the Bangladesh-American Center and we are
grateful to all who made this possible.
Representative from Congressman Nick Lampson, Mr. Adeel Zeb,
Councilman Peter Brown and many others join in the traditional
morning rally. Proclamation from Congressman Nick Lampson was
presented to proclaim the International Mother Language Day.
The program was highlighted by cultural presentation from
Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. Bangla Documentaries were shown to highlight the rich
cultural heritage of Bangladesh. The biggest success of the program
was children art competition where more than 55 kids participated in
three different groups.
More Information
For More photos, go to our Photo Gallery
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| BAH-UNICEF Cyclone Fund-Raising |
For the BAH-UNICEF Fund-raising Dinner Photos, Visit Our Photo Gallery
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| Dr. Muhammad Yunus in Houston |
Our pride 2006 noble peace prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus was in Houston on January 14, 2008.
Our sincere appreciation is for Dr. Yunus for giving us an opportunity to meet him.
We also thank World Affairs Council of Houston and Public Affairs Books for organizing such a great program for Dr. Yunus.
For More Photos Visit Our Photo Gallery
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| Paathshala (weekend school) |
Please Contact: Ms Joya Hossain @ 713-953-9387
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Participation of pathshala students at IMLD-2008 celebration.
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