DCI Conference on Child Rights & Sight

DCI Conference on Child Rights & Sight will be held at Yale University on October 24, 2015. DCI (Distressed Children International) holds its International Conference on Child Rights & Sight to raise awareness on child rights, including child labor and diseases that affect vision. The event gathers world-class speakers and leaders to address these pressing issues and discuss creative solutions. Speakers from Bangladesh and USA will attend the conference.

DCI Conference on Child Rights & Sight is an annual event. It has held four international conferences at Yale University in 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2013.

DCI Conference on Child Rights & Sight will also give awards to individuals who are making significant contributions to the defense of child rights as well as highly motivated youth who will become the next generation of humanitarian leaders. Awards will be given in three categories: Humanitarian Award, Youth Leadership Awards and Child Rights Youth Award.

Registration is required to attend the event. Tickets  for general admission is $30, students for $10 (After July 31, 2015, the fee is $50 and $25 respectively). Payment can be made by Credit Card, PayPal, and check.

Food and refreshments will be sold in the lobby area and a networking reception with complementary light refreshments will be held in the evening.

More information about the Conference.

Contacts

203-272-3869
203-376-6351

Dallywood Film & Music Awards 2015

Dallywood Film & Music Awards 2015 will be held in New York City. The award celebrates the film and music of Bangladesh at a local level for expatriate Bangladeshi community in New York. Cultural program, music, dance, magic etc. are part of the event. Actors and actresses, singers, models from Bangladesh and local artists will participate at the event. The event is sponsored and supported by local Bangladeshi business entities.

Tickets for the event are available in Bangladeshi grocery stores, restaurants, video and cellphone stores in Jackson Heights, New York.

Tickets: $30, $50, $100

Venue:

Amazura Concert Hall
94-12, 144 Pl., Jamaica, NY 11435

Contact:

Alamgir Khan Alam, 646-546-6038

Certificate & Trophy Distribution

Annual Certificate & Trophy Distribution and Bangladesh Victory Day Celebration, organized by Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts (BIPA).

The event is free and all are welcome to come.

Programs:

– Certificate & Trophy Distribution
– Kids Singing and Recitation Event
– Students Tabla Event
– Special Music Event
– Special Dance Event

Venue:

PS 234
30-15, 29 Street, Astoria, NY 11102

Contacts:

Annie Ferdous, 917-674-4746
Selima Asraf, 917-673-1105
Nilofar Jahan, 347-237-1628
Modhumita Das Gupta, 718-899-2506

Bangabandhu Leadership Award

Bangabandhu Leadership Award will be awarded to winners.  The event is free. All are welcome.

Nominated Awardees:

AK Momen, Bangladesh Mission, UN
Kamal Ahmed, Bangladesh Society
Kowshik Ahmed, Weekly Bangalee
Mahfuzur Rahman, Weekly Bornomala
Morshed Alam, New American Democratic Club
Nasreen Ahmed, Bangladesh Cultural Society of North America
Nayeema Khan, Khan’s Tutorial
Nurun Nabi, Bangabandhu Parishad USA
Pradeep Ranjan Kar, Muktijudher Chetona Bastobayon Parishad
Qazi Qayyoom, New York Qazi Office
Sajjadur Rahman Sajjad, USA Awami League
Shahjahan Mahmud, Metro Washington Awami League
Siddiqur Rahman, USA Awami League

Venue:

Food Court Conference Room
73-07, 37 Road, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Contacts:

Peerjada Nurul Abedin, President, 845-554-6764
Md. Abdus Salam, General Secretary, 917-542-1917
Lili Akhter Kumkum, Office Secretary, 917-542-1885

Spelling variations: Bangobondhu/বঙ্গবন্ধু

BACS Lifetime Achievement Awards 2014

Bangladeshi American California Society (BACS) Lifetime Achievement Awards 2014
to Azizur Rahman Buli
Film Director, Producer and Exhibitor

Award show with live music and dinner
Directed by Saifur R. Osmani,

Organized by Bangladeshi American California Society (BACS), Moreno Valley, California

Venue:

Hubbard College of Administration International
320 North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004

RSVP 310-356-7149