The Canada-Bangladesh Association of Manitoba (CBA) of Manitoba is a comprehensive socio-cultural and philanthropic forum for immigrant Bangladeshis in Manitoba. It is a non-political, non-discriminatory, and non-profit association.
Responding to a humanitarian urge to save millions of Bangladeshi war refugees from death and decay, CBA began its journey in 1971 to voice expatriate protest against genocide and atrocities of the Pakistan army, as well as extend charitable support to refugee camp dwellers in India. In 1988, a catastrophic flood caused the inundation of sixty percent of Bangladesh’s landscape. The disaster claimed thousands of lives and devastated the economy and livelihood of Bangladesh people. Despite being a small community, Bangladeshi Manitobans once again joined in hand to reestablish CBA as a vanguard of humanitarian causes.
Canada-Bangladesh Association of Manitoba dreams of a healthy Manitoba with healthy children nurtured and groomed in healthy abodes with love, respect, dignity, and dedication for human causes alongside deep enthusiasm and reverence for the culture of the heritage of the predecessors – the Bangladeshis.
CBA looks forward to sowing seeds of respect among the community members to multiculturalism, multi-faith, and shared humanity principles. The mission, therefore, is to turn this cultural premise into a significant training ground for connecting the community’s past with the present and upholding and safeguarding the sovereignty of Bangladeshi culture from vulnerability and subjection to non-cultural elements.
The objective of CBA is to dedicate its strength to making Bangladesh community members always feel at home in Canada, specifically in Manitoba, by instilling in them a sense of belonging, patriotism, safety, security, comfort, respect, dignity, and pride. In other words, the outcome is to make them proudly declare – ‘Canada is our home.’
Canada-Bangladesh Association of Manitoba is involved with the following services:
- Bangla School
- Art & Craft Center (cultural resource center)
- Training Center
- Referral Service
- Conference Center
- Family Center
- Notary Service
- Transition Center
- Library
- Women’s Center
- Food Court & Evening Club
- Health Club
Team:
President: Faisal Shibley
Vice President: Abdul Baten
Vice President (Internal): Tashniba Kaiser
Assistant General Secretary: Antar Banik
Treasurer: Sohel Rana
Assistant Treasurer: Sudipta Dip
Cultural Secretary: Projesh Kumar
Assistant Cultural Secretary: Fatin Farhan Juboraj
Assistant Cultural Secretary: Ashfia Ashrafi Promiti
Assistant Cultural Secretary: Fahim Faisal
Media and Communication Secretary: Tasnuva Sadek Khan
Event Management Secretary: Aannaffee Yash
Assistant Social Services Secretary: Masrur Maheen
Sport Secretary: Zafrul Hasan Shuvo
Assistant Sports Secretary: Arafat Hossain
Director of Education: Musavvir Rahman Mollah
Social Service & Education Secretary: Abdul Ahad
Member Services Secretary: Afnan Rashed