BADS Meeting on Bangladesh Independence Day

Bangladeshi American Democratic Society (BADS) will organize a discussion meeting to celebrate Bangladesh Independence Day for Bronx Bangladesh community. Speakers will discuss about the current state of Bangladesh, its democracy, politics, government activities, and future path. The event is free. All are welcome. This event is more suitable for adults and young.

Venue:

Tania Salon Party Hall
2099 Starling Ave, Bronx, NY 10462

Contacts:

Shameem Ahmed, 718-838-8809
Masqurul Haque, 646-228-2007

Bangladesh and Islam: Locating Difference

Bangladesh and Islam: Locating Difference – a discussion by Bangladesh and South Asian academic experts will be held at the NYU School of Journalism. Neilesh Bose, (University of Victoria), Elora Shehabuddin (Rice University), Satadru Sen (Queens College, CUNY), Saadia Toor (Staten Island, CUNY) and Dina M Siddiqi (BRAC Univerisity) will take part in the discussion. This round-table discussion critically examines the troubled and shifting relationship between the two unstable but productive terms, “Bangladesh” and “Islam.” The event is part of NYU South Asia Program.

Venue:

NYU School of Journalism
20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003

Contact:

Dina Siddiqi

Bangladeshi Professional Networking Day by MIT-BSA

Bangladeshi Professional Networking Day (BDx Talks) is a one-day event organized in collaboration with the Bangladeshi Students’ Association at MIT. The event will bring together Bangladeshi professionals from the Boston area and across the country. The event will host several moderated panels where speakers discuss their work, their career paths, and their community service, followed by break-out sessions which allow participants to deepen the discussion on selected topics. Networking sessions throughout the day will enable attendees to continue the conversations that start during the panels. The goal of Bangladeshi Professional Networking Day is to build a stronger community of young professionals in the area, provide mentorship opportunities for students, and create connections that will allow participants to advance their professional careers and their personal goals for community service.

The event is free. Registration is mandatory due to limited number of seats. Click here to register.

Venue:

Sala de Puerto Rico
Stratton Student Center, MIT
84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Contact:

BDxNetwork website
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Stop Rampal Eco-Disaster, Save Bangladesh

The Sundarbans of Bangladesh may suffer environmental diaster Stop Rampal Eco-Disaster, Save Bangladesh is a protest, solidarity and discussion event organized by few members of Bangladeshi community in New York. Rampal Power Station is a proposed 1320 megawatt coal-fired power station at Rampal administrative area. The location of plant is very close (only 14 kilometers/8.5 miles away) to world’s largest mangrove forest the Sundarbans which is an environmentally fragile area and a UNESCO world heritage site. Rampal Power Station is a collaboration between governments of Bangladesh and India. The station supposed to produce 1320 megawatt of energy to meet the ever growing demand of energy for Bangladesh. However, many environmental groups fear that the project will cause irreparable damage to the livelihoods of two million inhabitants dependent on the Sundarbans. Plus it has huge environmental effects such as air pollution, biodiversity loss, floods, global warming, loss of landscape, noise pollution, soil contamination, soil erosion, waste overflow, deforestation, water pollution, groundwater depletion, reduced ecological connectivity and so on.

Stop Rampal Eco-Disaster, Save Bangladesh is an event to demand to stop this project. The event will provide information, Q/A and how Bangladeshis as well as non-Bangladeshis can involved in stopping Rampal project. The event is free and all are welcome.

Note: The protest venue and discussion venue are not at the same place.

Protest Venue:

Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights
Corner of 37 Road & 74 Street, Jackson Heights, NY
from 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Discussion Venue:

Star Kabab and Restaurant
post protest discussion will be held at 7:00 pm
168-21 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432

Contacts:

Mohammad Nasir Uddin, 470-848-0117
Md A. Rashid 347-740-4599
Esa Abrar Khan, 929-263-8615

Discussion and Dua Mahfil on Mawlana Bhashani

A discussion and Dua Mahfil on Mawlana Bhashani will be organized by Mawlana Bhashani Memorial Parishad North America. Ex-Mayor of Dhaka City Sadek Hossain Khoka will be the chief guest and speaker. The event is free and all are welcome.

Venue

Haat Bazaar Restaurant, Basement
37-11, 73 Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Contacts

Kazi Azharul Haque Milon, 347-863-8971
Lutfur Rahman Babu, 646-407-5237
Nazmul Alam Shamol, 917-386-8160
Shadat Hossain, 917-495-5578
Rafiqul Islam Dalim, 917-362-3872
Md. Anowar Tuhin, 347-761-2572

Bangladesh Victory Day Celebration by Progressive Forum USA

Bangladesh Victory Day Celebration by Progressive Forum USA in New York. The event will celebrate victory day through discussion, QA and general conversation.

Civil discussions about Bangladesh politics, culture and heritage. Investigative blogs, reports and news are highly welcome. Local community events and news are also very welcome.

Venue:

Mamun’s Tutorial
37-21, 72nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Between 37 & Broadway Aves.

Contact:

Alim Uddin, Secretary, Progressive Forum USA
646-642-4708

National Mourning Day Discussion

National Mourning Day Discussion by USA Awami League will be held in New York on Aug 15, 2015. The event will be observed for a month. Local and visiting party leaders of Bangladesh Awami League will participate at the event. Prayers will be offered and detail of the upcoming events will be discussed as well.

Venue:

Haat Bazaar Restaurant
37-11, 73 Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Contacts:

Sajjadur Rahman Sajjad, 347-935-6267
Md. Akhter Hossain, 917-439-5577

The founding leader of Bangladesh Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassination on August 15, 1975. In Bangladesh, the day is commemorated as National Mourning Day chiefly by Awami League supporters as well as by many ordinary citizens. The day is also observed outside of Bangladesh among the followers of Awami League.

Bongomata Day

Bongomata Day will be observed by Bongomata Porishad USA, Inc. The general discussion about Bongomata will be held. Prayer will be offered for Bongomata. New York based local leaders of Awami League of USA will be present for the discussion. All are welcome to join this free event.

The committee members of Bongomata Porishad USA, Inc. will be introduced as well.

Contacts

Dr. Md Enamul Haque, 917-609-2631
Ashrafuzzaman, 917-861-3047
Johirul Islam, 347-860-1153
Sirajuddin Ahmed Shohag, 646-350-9870
Salauddin Chowdhury, 646-350-9870

Environmental Development in Bangladesh

Professor Anu Muhammad will talk about ‘Environmental Development in Bangladesh: Possibilities & Problems‘ in Jackson Height, New York. This event is jointly organized by Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) and Progressive Forum USA. QA session after the talk.

The event is free and open to all. Due to space limitation, only 20-25 people can be accommodated. First come, first seat.

Venue:

Mamun’s Tutorial
37-21, 72nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Contacts:

Syed F. Rahman, Coordinator, BEN (NY-NJ-CT)
347-842-8527

Alim Uddin, Secretary, Progressive Forum USA
646-642-4708

Anu Muhammad is a Bangladeshi economist and political activist. He is a professor at Jahangirnagar University where he has taught economics since 1982.

Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) is an organization of non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB) to help protect environment of Bangladesh.

Progressive Forum USA is a New York based Bangladesh community organization to discuss various aspects of Bangladeshi life including politics, economy, culture and tradition.