Migration and diaspora news
BanglaPress Desk: A Bangladeshi student named Tasnim Oishi has died in a road accident in Australia. She was studying at Edith Cowan University in the country. The accident occurred at 7:45 AM local t...
Khaled Ahmed RoufMany things change with time. Cities change, people change, technology evolves, and the scope and aspirations of an organization grow. Yet some memories never fade. Instead, they become more meaningful with each passing year.For me,...
Staff Reporter: Thousands of Bangladeshi expatriates gathered at Fort Hunt Park in Virginia last Sunday, August 23, for a traditional Chattogram Mezban organized by the Bangladeshi American IT People’s Organization (BAITPO). The daylong celebration d...
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh’s Minister of Labour and Employment and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles, United States, on Saturday, August 29, to attend the 40th FOBANA Conventio...
Noman Sabit: An exchange of views titled “What Kind of Bangladesh Society Do We Want to See in the Future?” was held in New York ahead of the upcoming election of the Bangladesh Society. The event took place Friday, August 21, at a restaurant in Jack...
Noman Sabit: Dr. Karishma Manzur, a Bangladeshi-American medical scientist, nonprofit leader and progressive activist, is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire. Bringing more than two decades of experience i...
FOBANA Executive Committee Chairperson Rabiul Karim Belal speaks with Bangla Press in an exclusive interview conducted by Bangla Press Editor Chhabed Sathee.Bangla Press: You introduced 'Vision 2020' in 2010. What was its primary objective?Rabiul Kar...
Staff Reporter: Kousholy Ema, a Bangladeshi-American singer of the Liberation War generation, has released a new song celebrating the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA), the largest umbrella organization representing Ban...
Chhabed Sathee: Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Bangladesh's Minister for Labour and Employment and Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, is scheduled to visit the United States to attend the 40th Convention of the Federation of Bangladeshi Associati...
Staff Reporter: A participant in Bangladesh's July Uprising was forcibly removed from the Bangladesh Consulate in New York after protesting what he described as the distortion of the history of the July Uprising. The incident has sparked discussion a...
Noman Sabit: The annual convention of the Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), one of the most prominent gatherings of the Bangladeshi Muslim community in the United States, has been suspended for this year.This marks the first interruption after th...
Staff Reporter: The Bangladeshi community in Connecticut came together in a vibrant celebration of language, music, and cultural heritage as Sangeet Academy marked its 19th Anniversary and Cultural Evening on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Center Congr...
Staff Reporter: As in previous years, the 19th anniversary and cultural evening of Sangeet Academy in the U.S state of Connecticut will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Center Congregational Church in Manchester.A captivating cultural prog...
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