Bangladesh Abroad
Bangladeshi Eid Mela 2016 will be held in Jackson Heigths. This is two-day event is organized by Colors Fashion Magazine and sponsored by local Bangladeshi business community of the area. Eid fashion dress, jewelry, mehedi, henna, face paint for kid are available. Last change to purchase before the Eid. The event is free.
Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm both days
Venue:
Nandoss Banquet Parking Lot
72-11 Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Contacts:
917-517-9777
917-392-6189
Paterson Bangladeshi Mela for all Bangladeshi community in New Jersey. A day of outdoor activities. Stalls with tasty Pitha (Bangladeshi traditional cake), Bangladeshi food, Bangladeshi cloth and jewelry, toys and other merchandise will be available. Live music by local Bangladeshi singers. The event is sponsored by local Bangladeshi businesses in Patterson area. All are welcome.
Venue:
West Side Park, Paterson
114 Totowa Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07502
Close to Kennedy school
Contacts:
973-653-7557
347-439-2916
973-968-1340
973-997-3453
Street fair or Pothomela 2016 of Chittagong Association will held in Brooklyn, New York. The event is to celebrate Bangladeshi culture, tradition, music, comedy, fun and adda. There will stalls with food, cloth, jewellery, toys, and other businesses. Live music will be performed by local and invited Bangladeshi singers on big open stage. Bangladeshi community will enjoy a day of shopping, music, dance, raffle draw, meeting and greeting. The event will be organized by Chittagong Association of North America.
Colorful souvenir will be published with stories, poetry, sponsoring Bangladeshi businesses, etc.
Raffle draw with grand prizes like car, gold chain, TV, iPad, air tickets, valuable household items etc. All are welcome.
Venue
Corner of Church Ave. & McDonald Ave., Brooklyn
F and G train to Church Avenue Station
Contacts
Annual street fair 2016 of Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association (JBBA) will be held in Jackson Heights, New York. Live music, Raffle draw, stalls for shopping, food etc are part of the day long event. Some singers are excepted to come from Bangladesh to entertain. All are invited with their family and friends.
Venue:
37th Road (between 75 & 77 Streets), Jackson Heights, New York.
Contact:
Rashed Ahmed: 718-316-1948
Rafique Ahmed: 917-442-2872
Jahangir Molla Sani: 646-269-1493
Bangladesh Mela 2016 will be organized by Bangladeshi community living in Jackson Heights, New York. Food and clothing stalls will be at the mela. Free entrance and all welcome.
Venue:
75-77 Street, 37 Road
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Contact:
Abdul Chowdhury Shahin, 646-633-3647
Royal Bengal Street Fair 2016, organized by Bangladeshi Community of North Bronx and co-organized by Bangladeshi-American Community Council will be held in Bronx, New York on May 29th. The event is sponsored by some local Bangladeshi businesses. Local elected officials are expected to attend the event. Bangladeshi style food, snacks, drinks, stall for shopping, live music and other cultural programs will be part of the event. Attractive prizes are available for raffle draw winners. The event is free to attend.
Venue:
204 Street, Bronx, NY 10467
Contacts:
Sirajul Islam Khan, 917-495-7498
Monjur Hossain Chowdhury, 347-219-5591
Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, 347-961-1894
Nazrul Haque, 917-405-2499
Contacts for Stall:
Md. Abur Rahim, 347-341-9344
Shah Alam, 347-219-5591
Borhan Uddin, 917-405-6276
Nur Uddin, 646-363-8155
Jackson Heights Bangladesh Festival will be held for Bangladeshi community living in New York City. The event is jointly organized by Ruponti USA, Design Studio Multimedia and Bangla TV. The event is one of the many street fairs organized by Bangladeshi community in Jackson Heights area. Live music will be performed by visiting and local Bangladeshi singers. Stall for food, cloths, jewelry, toys, snacks, etc. will be available for shopping convenience. The event is free. All are welcome.
Venue:
73 Street, Jackson Heights (between Roosevelt & 41st Ave.)
Contacts:
Riju Mohammed, 718-581-6637
Mir E. Wazid (Shibly), 917-951-3763
Sajjad Hossain 718-825-1934
Mishuque Selim, 917-887-2957
For Stall: 917-951-3763
Parkchester Bangla Mela (Street Fair) 2016 will be held in Bronx, New York. Organized by Bangladeshi American Cultural Association, Parkchester Bangla Mela will have stalls for shopping, live music and other cultural events for recreation, fun for children, food and snacks to eat or taste.
Venue:
Olmstead Ave, Bronx
(Between Starling Ave & St. Raymonds Ave)
Contacts:
Abdul Hasim Hasnu, 646-541-8591
Baharul Islam Shameem, 917-443-5941
Syed Ilias Khasru, 646-291-7408
Sohel Chowdhury, 347-403-6158
Ahbab Chowdhury Khokon, 917-969-1991
Contact for Stalls:
Fakhor Uddin, 347-261-1771
Bodoruzzaman Ruhel, 646-391-7967
Aptab Khan Mohon, 347-220-3561
Thousand Voices Sing Sonar Bangla is an event organized by Total Cable for Bangladeshi community in New York, USA. The aim of the event is to celebrate Bangla music in New York, Bangladeshi community’s love and emotion about Bangla language, promote Bangla learning habit among 2nd generation Bangladeshi kids.
Another aim of Thousand Voices Sing Sonar Bangla is to try to create a world record outside Bangladesh by singing in thousand voices.
The event is organized by several Bangladeshi community and business organizations. The plan is to sing four songs in four boroughs of New York – Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. Bangladeshi-Americans will sing four songs:
A all day street fair will be held on Purdy Ave of Bronx.
2nd and 3rd events to create a world record by singing National Anthem of Bangladesh by thousands of Bangladeshi immigrants will be held in Church McDonald Ave in Brooklyn and 37th Road in Jackson Heights, Queens. Dates will be announced later.
Venue:
Purdy Street & St. Raymond, Bronx, NY 10462
Contacts:
Mamun’s Tutorial, 347-657-0530, 917-561-1090
Total Cable, 212-444-8138
Bangladeshi-American Community Council, 718-518-0470
Bangladeshi American National Democratic Society, 646-331-9023