The Greater Noakhali Society USA, Inc. is an organization of people from the Noakhali area of Bangladesh who have immigrated to the USA over time. Noakhali is a district in Bangladesh. The society was formed in 2003 in Brooklyn, New York City. The principal aim of the society is to make a platform for Noakhali people to keep communicating among themselves. Greater Noakhali Society USA celebrates and participates in various Bangladeshi cultural and religious events – Ekushey, Bangla noboborsho (Bangla New Year), Bangladesh Independence Day, Iftar, Ramadan, etc.
The society’s goals are
- to celebrate and promote Bangladeshi culture, heritage, and tradition in New York and the USA
- to inspire and engage the younger generations to know more about Bangladeshi culture
- to invite, inspire, and engage people from other cultures to exchange cultural understanding, show tolerance, and celebrate each other’s cultures
- to recognize elders/families of Noakhali as well as the Bangladeshi community
- to promote the works of the great minds of Bangladesh, etc.
Team:
President: Nazmul Hasan Manik
Vice President: Abul Basher
General Secretary: Jahid Minto
Joint Secretary: Md Yousuf Jashim
Treasurer: Mohi Uddin
Assistant Treasurer: Jamal Uddin
Organizing Secretary: Abdul M Khan
Publicity Secretary: Ainul Islam Shohel
Religious Secretary: M Ibrahim
Sports, Education & Cultural Secretary: Saleh A Chowdhury
Office Secretary: Golam Kibria Miron
Executive Member: Md Nazir Vandary
Executive Member: Abul Kalam Azad
Executive Member: Md Liakat Ali
Executive Member: Mosharaf H Jahangir
Executive Member: Jahangir Alam