Chief convener Dr. Basumitra Barua (left) and Member secretary Suhas Barua (Right)
Staff Reporter: A new convening committee of the World Federation of Bangladeshi Buddhists has been formed. Dr. Basumitra Barua, a senior scientist, has been elected as the Chief convener and Suhas Barua as the member secretary. In a virtual meeting held last Saturday (July 17), local time in The United States, with the participation of Bangladeshi Buddhists living in different world countries.
The World Federation of Bangladeshi Buddhists (WFBB) was formed with Dr. Basumitra Barua from Arizona in the United States as the chief convener and Suhas Barua as the member secretary from Boston Massachusetts. This led to an international organization of Buddhist nationalism in nearly two and a half thousand years old Bangladesh. The initial number of members of the organization is 71. It has been informed that the Bangladeshi and Bangladesh-origin Buddhist community living in any country of the world can be a member of this organization. Boston Expatriate and WFBB Newly Elected Member Secretary Suhas Barua said the organization is an international initiative for Bangladeshi Buddhists worldwide to preserve the thousand-year-old religious culture of Bangladeshi Buddhists and strengthen social bonds and maintain continuity.
The other joint conveners of the World Federation of Bangladeshi Buddhists (WFBB) are Udayan Barua (France), Pawan Barua (England), Palash Barua (Switzerland), Ashish Barua (Canada), Manendra Barua (Italy), Engineer Ashis Barua (UAE), and Hemendu Bikash Chowdhury (Special Representative for India), The Joint Member Secretaries are Ranbir Barua (New York), Tapas Barua Ripon (Paris), Dibyendu Barua (Australia), Sasim Gauri Charan (Geneva), Dilip Kumar Barua (Ireland), Dalim Kumar Barua (Bangladesh), Ripon Barua (London), The financial member Secretarys are Uttam K. Barua (France), Arun Jyoti Barua (Switzerland), Engr. Sumedha Tapas Barua (Italy), Sanjeev Barua (Dubai), Bishu Barua (France), and the executive members are Sujan Barua (Japan), Pratik Barua (Tokyo), Soumya Barua (Tokyo), Kanan Barua (Tokyo), Saikat Barua (Canada), Swadesh Barua (Paris), Riju Barua (Paris), Mitu Kumar Barua (Paris), Sajal Barua (Paris), Ashish Chowdhury Dipak (Paris), Kalyan Mitra Barua ( Paris), Subhashish Barua (Paris), Apu Barua (Paris), Uttam Barua (Paris), Dipan Barua (Paris), Shubha Mutsuddi (Paris), Dipu Kanti Barua (Paris), Gauri Charan Ashish (Paris), Sunandan Barua (Paris), Ajit Barua (Spain), Ashok Barua (Spain), Apu Barua (Spain), Rupesh Barua (Ireland), Bitu Barua (Germany), Lavlu Barua (Norway), Anuttar Barua (California), Shuvashish Barua (New York), Sheku Barua (California), Rana Barua (California), Ashiti Barua (Los Angeles), Suranjit Singh (Los Angeles), Shimul Barua (Boston), Shishir Barua (New York), Shipon Barua (Virginia), Sangha Barua (Florida), Saikat Barua (Australia), Dalim Barua (Venice), Suman Barua (India), Mridul Barua (Thailand), Mongmong Shing Marma (Malaysia), Sasim Barua (Malaysia), Rana Barua Jisang (South Korea) ), Shekhar Barua (Philippines), Apurba Barua (Hong Kong), Sanjay Barua (Oman), Khokan Barua (Oman), Arun Jyoti Barua (Dubai), Bikash Barua Chotan (Dubai), Abu Barua (Dubai) and Sukhu Barua (Dubai) respectively.
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