Bangladesh Abroad
Banglar Pitha Utshob (বাংলার পিঠা উত্সব), 2015, … to promote and maintain the traditional pitha (rice cake) making culture of Bangladesh, organized by Parents Club. Music, live pitha making demonstration, children’s dance, art competition, singing, drawing, magic show, puthi (পুঁথি) reading, jari (জারি) song will be part of the program. The event is free to ... Read more...
Monthly Literary Meetup of Gangchil Sahitta Ashore meets 1st Sunday of every month. This month's theme: Boishakhi Anondo and Pitha Utshob. The event is free. All are welcome. Venue 71-24 Roosevelt Avenue, 2nd floor Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Contact Khan Showkat 917-834-8566 kshowkatusa@yahoo.com
Participatory Budgeting - New York City Council This year, New York City Council Members will ask residents to decide how to spend over $25 million in their neighborhoods through participatory budgeting. Council Members each allocate at least $1 million in discretionary capital funding to be decided upon by district residents. Voting will take place April ... Read more...
Nutrition Tips For A Healthy Lifestyle is a free workshop for Bangla speaking community.The event is free and open to all. Part 1: Be healthy, be wealthy Learn what organic food is, how to distinguish it from non-organic food, what its advantages are and what the health hazards related to commercial food might be. Part ... Read more...
Borshobaran & Pitha Utshob, organized by Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association (JBBA) will be held in Woodside, New York. Borshobaran and Pitha Utshob are part of traditional Bangla New Year (Boishakhi) festival. ‘Panta’ and ‘Ilish’ (water soaked rice and Hilsa fish), various kinds of ‘vorta’ (mashed goodies), and other Bangladeshi food items will be available ... Read more...
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 ... Read more...
Pohela Boishakh & Borshobaran festival organized by Bangladesh Society of New York, Inc. The program includes fashion show, drama, dance and music. 'Panta Illish' - the traditional Bangla New York food will be a special attraction. Poets, artiest, literary figures of Bangladeshi community living in New York will attend the event. Drawing and art competition ... Read more...
Borshobaran (বর্ষবরন) - The program is organized by Drama Circle in Astoria, New York. Borshobaran is part of Boishakhi festival - Bangla New Year. 'Panta' and 'Ilish' (water soaked rice and Hilsa fish), various kinds of 'vorta' (mashed goodies), and other Bangladeshi food items will be available. This event is free. All are welcome to ... Read more...
Palki - a palanquin or sedan chair used in traditional wedding ceremony in Bangladesh and India. Palki - a box-like vehicle carried on shoulders by usually six men - is a wedding transportation means. Brides are carried to the bridegrooms’ home by Palki. The tradition is almost non-existence in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts ... Read more...
Boishakhi Mela 2015 - Sydney is a fair and cultural event organized by Bangladesh community living in Sydney Australia. Food, music, shopping, kid's event - all are included. The event is free and all are welcome. The event is organized by Bangabandhu Council Australia Venue Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park Rod Laver Dr, Sydney NSW ... Read more...
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 ... Read more...
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 ... Read more...
Spring Festival & Bangla New Year Celebration of Bangladeshi community. Celebrate a vibrant and beautiful Bangla/Bangladeshi/Bengali culture with a spectacular showcase! The event includes poetry, music, song and dance! More than 60 students from India, Bangladesh and Japan will be performing a cultural showcase. Come to encourage and support them in their endeavors! In addition, ... Read more...
An Evening of Boishakhi Jolsha, organized by Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts. Concert by Selima Ashraf in vocal, Indradeep Gosh in violin, Pinak Pani Goswami on Tabla, Nadeem Ahmad on Keyboard, Shohid Uddin on Mondira. This is a free event. Limited seats. First come first seat. Venue: 164-13 Hillside Avenue Jamaica, NY 11432 Contact: 917-674-4746
Boishakhi Mela of Bangladeshi Expatriate Society of Texas. Booth/stall for shopping, live music by local singers and renowned singer vising from Bangladesh, Bangla New Year food, Children's program, etc. The event entrance fee is $10.00. All are welcome. Venue: Southfork Ranch 3700 Hogge Dr., Parker, TX 75002 Contacts: Shamin Ashrafi, 972-215-9589 Sharmin Hossain, 214-592-5259 Asif ... Read more...
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) Bangla New Year ... Read more...
The main purpose of SpaandanB Fundraising and Boishakhi Mela is to raise funds for SpaandanB projects. Throughout the event, SpaandanB will collect voluntary contributions to support its ongoing activities in Bangladesh. Contributions are tax deductible and may qualify for company matching-donation program as well. Celebration of Bangla New Year, 1422 in fun and festivity and at ... Read more...
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, ... Read more...
Software Tester Job Seminar organized by EastWest Information Technology. Speakers at the seminar will discuss about: IT background, academic qualification and skill sets needed to be a Software Tester Step by step guidance to get job in IT industry IT professionals Roles and Responsibilities IT Employment and Recruitment process Tips for a successful interview Tips ... Read more...
Bangla New Year Art Contest in Atlanta to celebrate Boishakhi Festival. This year's contest theme is 'Beauty of Bangladesh'. Apart from the contest, Boishakhi Mela will have cultural program for adults. US-based Bangladeshi artists and artists from Bangladesh will participate. There will be food booths, snack booth, kids food and much more. Bangla New Year ... Read more...
Bangla New Year Celebration by Bangladeshi community living in Lilburn, Georgia. The event is free to attend and all are welcome. Event includes: Cultural program for adults Art contest and games for Children Vendor stalls Award ceremony Food and snack booth Magic show and more Contact: 404-519-0109
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 ... Read more...
Celebration of Bangla New Year (বাংলা নববর্ষ) and Boishakhi Mela (বৈশাখী মেলা) in Jackson Heights, New York. The event is organized by US based Jahangirnagar University Alumni Association, Dhaka University Alumni Association, Chittagong University Alumni Association, Shahitya Academy and other organizations. The Boishakhi Mela is the premier event to celebrate the Bengali New Year. The ... Read more...
On the eve of 2nd anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory building collapse in Dhaka, several New York based Bangladeshi community organizations will gather to express their support and solidarity with Bangladesh garment workers. The groups will rally to protest Bangladesh's terrible working conditions, demand for compensation for dead workers. Children's Place, GAP, Sears, Vans, ... Read more...
Annual Award distribution and cultural program of Surbahar Bangladesh Cultural Academy will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 6:30 pm. This event is free and all are welcome to the event. Venue: PS 131 Abigail Adams 170-45, 84 Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432 Contacts: Swapna Kausar, 347-322-2685 Kawsar Ahmed, 347-892-0030
Dishwasher Dreams: Is This America? By Aladdin Ullah Directed by Christopher McElroen Tabla accompaniment by Avi Sharma In his one-man show “Dishwasher Dreams,” actor and writer Aladdin Ullah draws on the story of his father, Habib, a steamship worker from the region of Noahkali, Bangladesh, who jumped ship and made his way to New York’s ... Read more...
Dishwasher Dreams: Is This America? By Aladdin Ullah In his one-man show “Dishwasher Dreams,” actor and writer Aladdin Ullah draws on the story of his father, Habib, a steamship worker from the region of Noahkali, Bangladesh, who jumped ship and made his way to New York’s Lower East Side in the 1920s, settled in Harlem ... Read more...