Who can be a member

Any Bangladeshi living in the united states of america can be a proud member of Bangladesh American Foundation. Just fill out this form to be a member of the foundation and help to grow Bangladeshi community in USA.

About Foundation

Bangladeshi American Foundation Inc. (BAF) officially began in Maryland, USA in 2019. Dr. Anisur Rahman Palash was the founding convener and Commissioner Hashan H. Chowdhury was the founding member secretary for this organization. Congressman David Trone's Advisor Mr. kabirul Islam was the Founding Chairman for the advisory committee of the BAF. The growth of BAF reflects the devotion to Bangladeshi American mission while facing challenges throughout the years. A strong sense of willpower, risk taking and initiative implies a need for both reactivity and common sense. Commitment, belief and courage are also essential to drive such innovation and to adapt to American Bangladeshi people's needs. Success relies strongly on teamwork and cooperation which have been crucial to achieving our goals and turning our ideas into a reality.

Our mission is to get every person to interact and feel passionate at the cultural events and the community works by creating interactions, networking and bringing value to the community. Our goal is to place participants at the heart of the all cultural & community events. For this, we strive every day to offer increasingly innovative tools and to provide the utmost volunteer service to our peoples, allowing us to improve our community, increase the number of attendees. And also our mission is to make a community center for our next generations, to make a great relationship with American culture. Read More

Events

Falgun Night

""ফাল্গুনের ভালোবাসা সন্ধা " is going to be held on 12 February , 2023 by the Bangladeshi American Foundation. Along with the various activities of Basant Baran, there is a "Couple's Game" for couples for Valentines Day. There are special gifts for participants! The giveaway is sponsored by eminent writer, IT professional Shamsuddin Mahmud Bhai and Sam Rhea Bhabhi!! Interested couples to contact for registration inbox or call 301-675-1822. There are more activities like magic shows! Falgun and love songs, poetry, couples game, magic show will present a joyful evening in this Falgun.

Humayun Ahmed Literary & Cultural Night 2021

The "Humayun Ahmed Literary and Cultural Evening 2021" was organized by the Bangladeshi American Foundation (BAF) on December 16, 2021 at the Rockville Hotel in Maryland. The program started at 7 pm with performances by local artists under the overall supervision of Kabirul Islam, a prominent community and political figure, the chairperson of the organization, Aftab Ahmed, the president of the organization and Hasan Chowdhury, the general secretary of the organization.

Humayun Ahmed's wife Meher Afroz Shaon was present as the chief guest on the occasion. Mazharul Islam, proprietor of another publication was also present as special guest.

Prominent businessmen Mohammad Kajal, Mohammad Farooq, Babul Chowdhury, Lashkar Ahmed, Saiful Babar, Matin Parvez, Menon Haque, Khaled Firoz, Sarwar Mia, Ismail Hossain, Mohammad Shahjahan, Humayun Kabir Babu, Nurul Islam Mollah, Altaf Hossain among others were present on the occasion. , Tanvir Hasan, Rowdy Raihan, Sirajul Islam, Mohammad Shafiullah, Anwar Jinnah, Mamun Mutalib, Jewel Majumder and others.

Bangladesh Festival 2021

Bangladesh Festival 2021 will be organized jointly by Bangladesh American Foundation and Antar Showbiz. Event Will be held 14th of November 2021 at Maryland Soccer Foundation. This has a capacity of about ten thousand people. However, the organizers hope that seven to eight thousand people will gather at the festival.

America has been called the "melting spot" of the world, meaning that the USA has become a unique nation with all the nations of the world. Although different castes, religions and cultures come together here, most of the nations continue to carry the identity of their own unique culture by emphasizing their original culture. We are Bengali nation. We have a unique history. The main goal of this festival is to nurture our culture, civilization and build the next generation in the form of indigenous culture. At the same time to celebrate the 50th golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence. We are going to organize "Bangladesh Utsav-2021" on November 14 this year. Although it was supposed to be organized in 2020. However, in the midst of this global epidemic, we have postponed this event and started working to help Bangladesh and the United States deal with disasters.

The festival will be jointly organized by Bangladeshi American Foundation and Antar Showbiz. Singers Habib Wahid, Oishi, Nasreen Chowdhury, Sonali Mukherjee and Nita will sing. Mahesh Khali's Paan will be a special attraction at the festival. Asian Television and fortnightly Anand Entertainment Magazine will be the media partners of the event.

First Bangladeshis in America

Immigrants from present-day Bangladesh have been in the United States since at least the 1880s.Bangladeshis have been migrating to the port cities of the United States since 1974 when 154 Bangladeshi arrived in United States leaving behind the hard economic and political times of the still developing Bangladesh who got independence from Pakistan in 1971. Most were workers on the various ships docking from Chittagong, Bangladesh. Immigration to the United States from Bangladesh grew slowly but steadily through the 1970s and 1980s. Over ten thousand Bangladeshis have immigrated to the United States annually.[3] Many of the migrants settled in urban areas. in search of better work opportunities and an affordable cost of living,[8] but most have since returned from Detroit to New York and to New Jersey, in hope of starting a new community and a peaceful life. The Los Angeles Bangladesh Association was created in 1971, and there were 500 members of the Texas Bangladesh Association in 1997. In Atlantic City, Bangladeshis created an association.

Major Community

New York City is home to two-thirds of the Bangladeshi population in the United States. Other cities including
New York
Paterson and Atlantic City,
New Jersey,
Buffalo,
Washington, D.C.,
Los Angeles,
Boston,
Chicago,
Detroit.

Culture and Profession

Bangladeshi Americans are well represented in the fields of medicine, engineering, business, finance and information technology. Bangladeshi Americans have brought Bengali cuisine to the United States. There are many Bangladeshi markets and stores in the United States. Some of the largest are in New York City, Paterson, New Jersey, Central New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Atlantic City, and Los Angeles.

Languages

Bangladeshi Americans often retain their native language Bengali and run many programs to nourish their mothertongue. Many also speak Bengali dialects or other languages related to Bengali, the most common being Sylheti which is spoken by Bangladeshis from the Sylhet Division, and Chittagonian which is spoken by Bangladeshis from the districts of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar.