Chhabed Sathee: The new committee of Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) has been announced. Attorney Mohammad Alamgir (Virginia) was elected as Chairperson and Abir Alamgir (New York) as Executive Secretary in the new committee for one year term 2023-24. The election was held at FOBANA’s 2023 Annual General Meeting held last Sunday (September 3) at the Westin Hotel conference room in Dallas, Texas.
Election commissioners said that under the management of Chief Election Commissioner Mohammad Mahbub Reza Rahim and Election Commissioner Duke Khan, the polling was done very smoothly and the election work was done democratically following the full rules.
Other members of the Executive Committee elected for the year 2023-2024 of Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) are Vice Chairperson Masud Rob Chowdhury (California), Joint Executive Secretary Khaled Rauf, Treasurer Priyalal Karmkar. Outstanding members are former chairperson Dr. Ahsan Chowdhury Hero, Former Executive Secretary Nahidul Khan Sahel, 37th Fobana Conference Convener Hasmat Mobin and Member Secretary Sham Suddoha Sagar, ATM Alam, Mohammad Dilu Mawla, Rehan Reza (Kansas), Syed Ahsan and Zainal Abedin.
15 organizations have been elected as executive members. The organizations are Bangladesh American Association of Greater Washington DC (BAGDC), Bangladhara (Georgia), Bytepo, Bengali Boys Cultural Association Inc. (Georgia), Bangla Group (Dallas), Bangladesh American Foundation of Central Florida, Bangladesh Association of Houston (Texas). , Bangladesh Association of America Inc (BY), Bangladesh Association of Florida Inc, Bangladesh Association of Missouri, Bangladesh Association of Pennsylvania Inc, Bangladesh Foundation of Georgia, Bangladesh Theater Houston (Texas), Maryland Friends and Family and Sundarbans Inc.
