Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) Convention 2021

35th convention of Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) 2021 will be held in Washington DC. This year’s local host of the convention is American Bangladesh Friendship Society (ABFS).  Channel, News24, Bangladesh Proditin, and other Bangladeshi-American news outlets will act as convention’s media partner. Steering and host committee members will be at the event to ensure peaceful operation of the convention.

Local Bangladeshi American artists, performers will entertain the attendees. Discussions, seminars, fashion show, interfaith dialogue, children’s event, folk festival, youth forum, beauty competition, talent show, art exhibition, etc will be part of three day convention. A full color magazine as souvenir will be published with all the event and business information.

Note: This convention is organized by one group of members. The other group of FOBANA is scheduled to host on September 3-5, 2021 at Hilton Crystal City at Washington.

Vendor information:

Fee for vendor space (10’×12′) is $900 for three days (September 03, 2021 @ 2 pm to September 5, 2021 @ 11:00 pm.)
Call for booking: 646-533-1350

Sponsor category:

Diamond sponsors
Ruby sponsors
CIP sponsors
Icon sponsors
Gold sponsors
Bronze sponsors

Venue:

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745

Contacts:

Zakaria Chowdhury, 646-226-7144
Masud Chowdhury, 818-730-1020
Inara Islam, 571-435-6728
ZI Russell, 202-577-1400
Shibbir Ahmed, 202-705-7900

Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) Convention 2021

35th convention of Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) 2021 will be held in Washington DC. This year’s local host of the convention is Shadesh.  NTV, ATN Bangla, MyTV, and other Bangladeshi-American news outlets will act as convention’s media partner. Steering and host committee members will be at the event to ensure peaceful operation of the convention.

Note: This convention is organized by one group of members. The other group of FOBANA will host their event on November 26-28, 2021 at Gaylord National Resort Convention Center.

Invited guests:

Governor, senators, congressmen, state senators, county members are invited.
Artists, performers, scholars, intellectuals, journalists, editors from Bangladesh are expected to attend.

Entry ticket:

$30, $50 and $100

Reservation fee:

Small business stall: $2,000
Corporate stall: $4,000
Cloth, jewelry stall: $1,000

Call for booking: 703-332-5189

Sponsor fee:

Title sponsor: $15,000
Grand sponsor: $6,000
Platinum sponsor: $4,000
Gold sponsor: $3,000
Silver sponsor: $2,000
General sponsor: $1,000
Powered by display sponsor: $2,500

Venue:

Hilton Crystal City at Washington
2399 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 703-418-6800

Contacts:

Sharafat Hussain, 703-332-5189
Kabirul Islam, 301-915-5534
Md Hossain Khan, 516-343-9456
Kazi Sakawat Hossain Azam, 917-783-8138

Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) Convention 2018

Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) Convention 2018 will be held with events like seminar, science fair, book fair, children’s program, poetry meeting, alumni reunion, art exhibition, black tie dinner, scholarship distribution, literary discussion, meet the stars, health and wellness seminar, women empowerment, etc.

A colorful magazine with full details of the convention, writing of Bangladeshi poets and writers, and advertisement will be published.

Sponsorship:

Platinum: $5000
Gold: $3,000
Silver: $1,500

Venue

Georgia World Congress Center @ Omni Atlanta Hotel
100 CNN Center NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Contacts:

Arif Ahmed, 678-698-8105
Duke Khan, 770-317-8229
Giasuddin Bhuiyan, 678-471-6143
Golam Mohiuddin, 770-367-4041
Jashim Uddin, 404-501-0109
Mohammad Zaman Jhontu, 678-357-5380
Mostafizur Rahman, 404-414-5697
Muhammad Ali Manik, 404-702-6146
Nahidul Khan (Sahel), 770-722-5369
Rafiq Huq, 310-617-9039
Salehuddin Badol, 678-641-2868
Shab Siddiqui, 678-570-8251
Shakira Ali Bacchi, 404-731-1303

Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) Convention 2016

30th Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) Convention 2016 will be held in Washington DC. The convention will be hosted by Bangladesh Association of Greater Washington DC and co-operated by Bangladesh Association of America. The event will have Bangladeshi talent show, film show, art exhibition, seminar, rehab housing fair, poetry adda, literary adda, fashion show, stage drama, dance, magic, music, children cultural competition, events for Bangladeshi new generation, award ceremony, stall for Bangladeshi trade items, showcase of Bangladeshi businesses in North America, book opening and many more. AABEA Washington DC chapter will offer science and technology seminar at the event.

Venue:

Sheraton Pentagon City
900 S Orme St, Arlington, VA 22204

Contacts:

Mohamed Alamgir, 703-626-5814
ATM Alam, 571-237-5469
Nurul Amin Nuru, 703-930-3490
Karim Salauddin, 571-436-8297
Sibbir Ahmed, 202-258-0079
Naim Rahman, 202-255-0225
Anwarul Karim, 240-832-9802
Inara Islam, 571-435-6728
Saleh Ahmed, 301-755-8592
Abu Rumi, 703-861-1606
Kamrul Islam Lingkon, 202-455-5426
Azadul Haq, 713-249-1105
Nahid Chowdhury Mamun, 201-835-2473

FOBANA Annual Convention 2014, CA

28th Annual Convention of FOBANA (Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America)

Host Organization: Bangladesh Association of California

Convener: Dr. Zainul Abedin

Invited Guests:

Hridoy Khan
Leena Taposhi Khan
Mila
Sabina Yasmin
Shumon Laha
Shuvomita
Srikanto Acharya

Events:

  • Awards & Achievements
  • Banquet & Beauty Pageant
  • Fashion Show
  • Local Attractions
  • Magazine
  • Media & Press
  • Photos
  • Registration
  • Seminar/Workshop
  • Free health screening and expert consultation
  • Poetry & Literature

Contacts:

818-284-9018
310-733-7719
818-547-1330