Bangladesh Abroad
BCCDI Bangla School Boishakhi Mela : A day of fun, food, music, dance and other festivities to welcome and celebrate Bangla New Year. There will be stalls for shopping, eating and conversation. The event is free – No tickets! Free parking all day and all night. Come alone or with family, friends, children.
Venue:
Mary Louise Jackson Amphitheater at Northern Virginia Community College
(NOVA Manassas Campus)
6901 Sudley Road, Manassas, VA 20109
Contact
Jashim Uddin, 202-709-1936
Boishakhi Mela and celebration of Bangla New Year by Bangladesh Community of Inland Empire. This is the first event of this kind by Bangladesh Community of Inland Empire in California. Come to enjoy Bangladeshi food and cultural program performed by local Bangladeshi artists. A small parade will be held.
Some food, clothing and jewelry stalls will be there for your shopping convenience.
Venue:
Frank Eaton Memorial Park
3600 Bradley Road, Perris, CA 92571
Contacts:
Dr. Ruby Hussain, 951-212-7933
Alam: 909-732-8800
Shahin, 714-348-4225
Basir 951-500-0607
Boishakhi Mela – Mirsarai Association USA will be held in Ozone Park, New York. To celebrate Bangla New Year, there will be cultural program, a quiz competition on Bangla New Year.
All people from Mirsarai are welcome to participate.
Venue:
Crystal Party Hall
74-02, 101 Avenue, Ozone Park, NY 11416
Contacts:
Monir Ahmed, 718-415-2528
Asifur Rahman, 917-257-5357
Iqbal Haider Chowdhury, 347-645-3974
Ariful Alam Bhuyan, 347-251-7052
Belal Ahmed, 646-284-2961
Udichi School of Performing Arts, New York will celebrate Bangla New Year or Pohela Boishakh with food, music, dance and other cultural events. Home-made Boishakh food will be available. Aim of the program to encourage new generation of Bangladeshi Americans to participate and to learn about Bangladeshi culture.
Program includes Bangla speaking completion, dance, tabla, song, comedy sketch, etc. Suggested contribution for the event is $5.00
Venue
IS 230 73-10 34 Avenue
Jackson Heights, NY
Event will be held between 73 and 74 Streets
Contacts
Jibon Biswas, 718-494-4985, 917-693-5021
Sabina Hai Urbee, 646-265-5522
Subrato Biswas, 718-956-3362,
Tushar Roy, 917-683-3841
Mukta Dhar, 646-642-6207
Safi Chowdhury, 917-349-5836
Jebu Chowdhury, 347-649-1490
Discussion and Cultural Program of Probashi Matlab Samity, Inc. to celebrate inauguration and Bangla New Year or Pohela Boishakh. Local artists will take part in the cultural program. A raffle draw will be held at the event.
The event is free and all are welcome to join.
Contacts:
Apu Ahmed, 718-440-7857
Mia Foyez Ahmed, 347-935-5300
Md Kabir Ratan, 347-208-1286
Minhajul Islam Mukul, 917-602-7564
Sakil Mia, 917-495-8075
Mia Rahman (Liton), 917-470-8840
General Meeting and Bangla Borshobaran of Probashi Shariatpur Shomity USA will be held at Queens Palace, New York. Panta Illish, Pitha, cultural program by local Bangladeshi artists etc are part of the program. The event is free and all are welcome to join.
Contacts:
Kazi Motin, 718-709-6919
Nurul Khan, 646-464-1290
Ibrahim Mridha, 347-972-5227
Imtiaz Hasan Jamal, 718-374-4841
AKM Borhan Masud, 646-289-2775
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Sitara Boishakhi Mela to celebrate Bangla New Year in New York. The event is organized by Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society, Inc. New York. ‘Panta Illish’ – the traditional Bangla New York food will be a special attraction (12:00 -1:00 pm only). Cultural and pitha (cake) festival to commemorate Bangla ‘noboborsho’ (New Year)
The event is free and all are welcome to join.
Venue:
Amazura
91-12 144th Place, Jamaica, NY 11435
F and E train to Sutphin Blvd Station
Contacts:
917-216-2132
347-592-9979
347-488-2348
917-580-6324
To celebrate Bangla New Year 1422, New American Women’s Forum of New York, New American Democratic Club and New American Youth Forum will organize Boishakhi Mela in Jamaica, New York. Book, CD, food, clothing, jewelry, toy stall will be there for participant’s shopping pleasure. Music, dance, fashion show, raffle draw etc. are part of the event. Free Panta-Ilish (Traditional Bangla New Year Food) will be distributed between 4:00-5:00 pm.
The event is free and open to all.
Venue:
PS 131 Abigail Adams
170-45, 84 Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432
Contacts
Lili Akhter, 917-542-1896
Rokeya Akhter, 516-734-1147
Romana Jesmin, 646-726-5703
Rubaiya Rahman, 347-873-9962
Salma Ferdous, 646-577-0830
Selina Khanam, 718-465-9515
Shireen Kamal, 347-213-7116
To celebrate Bangla Year 1422, Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association of NY will organize a Pohela Boishakh & Borshobaran festival in Jackson Heights. Music, dance, Bangla New Year’s traditional food – ‘panta ilish’ will be part of the event. Shilpakala Academy of USA, Bonhishikha Sangit Niketon and local Bangladeshi singers will perform at the cultural program.
The event is free and open to all.
Venue:
Diversity Plaza
73rd Street & Broadway, Jackson Heights, NY
Contacts:
Md. Mohsin Mia, 917-478-9985
Rashed Ahmed, 718-316-1948
Abul Fazal Didarul Islam, 646-496-3480