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                                                      promoting unity through diversity...

                           

              

                    

Bangladesh Day Parade on March 27-28, 2010

Celebration on the Occasion of Bangladesh Independence Day

on Vermont Ave and Shatto Recreation Center in Los Angeles, CA, USA

www.bufla.com

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BUFLA is a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation with 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Status

Donation to BUFLA is Tax Deductible

 

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A part of the City of Los Angeles is on its way to be re-named as

Little Bangladesh

BUFLA congratulates the Little Bangladesh Team and the whole community for this accomplishment

 

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BUFLA EC Meeting

February 14, 2010, Sunday, from 2 PM to 5 PM

Venue:

Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020

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Please make your donation for Bangladesh day Parade 2010.

Make your check payable to BUFLA and mail it to:

BUFLA
P.O. Box  1524
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729-1524

 

Contact Persons:

 

Khandakar Alam (BUFLA President): 909-732-8800,  alam@iemrexpress.com

Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khosru (General Secretary): 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

Quddus Khan 562-879-4374,  Safiul Alam Babu 818-633-2142,  SM Abdur Razzaque 213-400-6124.
Nazrul Alam 818-469-4300,  Khaleed Hossain 818-681-3710

 

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BUFLA Calendar of Events  2009-2010

 

1.   May 29, 2009:  BUFLA Election

2.   June 28, 2009:  BUFLA Cabinet Officers' Inauguration

3.   August 1, 2009:  First EC meeting of the New Cabinet

4.   Sept 13, 2009:  BUFLA General Assembly (GA) Meeting (First Amendment)

5.   October 18, 2009:  EC Meeting

6.   November 22, 2009:  EC Meeting (and Seminar right after EC Meeting)

7.   December 5 or 6 or 13, 2009:  BUFLA Fund Raising Dinner

8.   January 17, 2010:  EC Meeting (and Seminar right after the EC Meeting)

9.   February 14, 2010:  EC Meeting

10.  March 7, 2010:  EC Meeting

11.  March 21, 2010:  EC Meeting

12.  March 27-28, 2010: Bangladesh Day Parade-2010 (Celebrating Bangladesh Independence Day)

 

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Website Information:  Mahbub Khan 408-859-3566, mahbubkhan@ieee.org,  Kamal Khan 408-858-9212, kamalpro64@gmail.com

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BUFLA is a Federation of Over 60 different Bangladeshi Organizations of Greater Los Angeles Area and all across the State of California.

BUFLA holds the Annual Bangladesh Day Parade in Los Angeles to celebrate the Bangladesh Independence Day.

 

                            new videos added for parade 2008:   www.bangladeshdayparade.com

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Links to Important Documents of BUFLA

 

BUFLA Membership Form is  linked here

                                     

                             BUFLA Constitution  is linked Here (Ratified on Sept 16, 2007). 

 

First Amendment  of BUFLA Constitution is linked here.

(First Amendment with 22 Items Ratified on September 13, 2009)

 

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Video Links to Parade - 2008

 

 

Motamot's Preview of Parade 2008       Video of Ekush's Preview of Parade 2008.

 

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Upcoming Events for 2009-2010   

 

See below this Flyer is the BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY CALENDAR of

Greater LOS ANGELES Area:

 

                       

                                                                   

     BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY CALENDAR for 2009-2010

of the greater LOS ANGELES Area, below

Please send your organizational Program information, and any Special Programs or personal programs of general interest, to mahbubkhan@ieee.org (408-859-3566) for inclusion in the BUFLA Website Community Calendar at www.bufla.com, as shown below.

 

September 2009

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 


 


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MUNA Iftar Mahfil at Shatto, LA

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Everyone is invited with Family and friends

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CA Jalalabad Association Iftar Party. Contact person: Jasim Ahmed 818-987-7454

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US - ASIA  EXPO & CONFERENCE

LA Convention Center

Mohammed Islam  Tel: 949/726-8804, email:  mislam100@hotmail.com

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US - ASIA  EXPO & CONFERENCE

LA Convention Center

Mohammed Islam  Tel: 949/726-8804, email:  mislam100@hotmail.com

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US - ASIA  EXPO & CONFERENCE

LA Convention Center

Mohammed Islam  Tel: 949/726-8804, email:  mislam100@hotmail.com

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BUFLA GA Meeting         

at Shatto (4 PM - 8 PM)

4PM -7 PM: GA Mtg

7PM - 8 PM: Iftar Party

Khandakar Alam: 909-732-8800, Khosru: 213-382-5954

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Last day of Ramadan
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Chand Raat at King Buffet, Corona:  7 PM to 10 PM. Nilu: 909-783-2903, Maya: 951-683-5988

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Eid-ul Fitr

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Give your name by today forMilu Bhai memorial  Carom Tournament

Khokon 818 634 9336,  Babu 818 390 1332

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October 2009

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 


 


 


 


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BWOC Eid Reunion

at Bombay Gardens, Artesia. 7:30 PM to 11 PM. Contact: Denny Tayyib: 818-679-0131
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Friend's club Youth Basketball

Khokon 818 634 9336,  Babu 818 390 1332

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Jalalabad Association Eid Reunion

Woodley Park, 12 noon to 6 PM

Mushtaq 818-758-1731,

Hasnat 818-383-1762

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Columbus Day

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SABAN - PRESIDENTS RECEPTION -UCLA

Meet the Presidents of Biz Assoc.,  Chambers &  Corporate Diversity Supply leaders & Managers.

UCLA Faculty Center,

480 Charles Young Dr. East., Los Angeles, CA 90095

FREE  FOOD - APPETIZERS - DRINKS - NETWORK
Must RSVP: Contact:

Mohammed Islam  Tel: 949-726-8804, email:  mislam100@hotmail.com

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National Boss day

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Positive parenting Workshop in Corona. (www.icnasc.org)

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BUFLA EC Meeting         

at Shatto (3 PM - 6 PM)

Khandakar Alam: 909-732-8800, alam@iemrexpress.com Khosru: 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

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Friend's Club Carom Tournament

Contacts:

Khokon 818 634 9336

Babu 818 390 1332

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Purification of the Heart class.

1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. 714.533.6271

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Uttoron Eid Reunion at Shatto (6 PM to 10 PM). Everyone is invited.

Contacts:

Dr. Hashem: 213-200-0984

Babul:  213-281-2771

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United Nations Day

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Hajj Workshop at Costa Mesa (www.iecoc.org).

3194 B Airport Loop Dr. Costa Mesa CA USA
Phone: 714.432.0060

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Friend's Club Carom Tournament
Contacts:

Khokon 818 634 9336

Babu 818 390 1332

 

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**Cricket Cricket**

LA Bengal (Tigers) against Citrus Valley.

Location: 11174 Oleander Ave, Fontana, CA 92335

Everyone is invited to come and cheer-up the LA Bengal Tigers !!!!

Contact: Maruf 323-333-7744

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Purification of the Heart class.

1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. 714.533.6271


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Eid Reunion at King Buffet. Family Entertainment with Music, Dance, Dinner. 8 PM to 11 PM. 591 N. McKinley St., Rona, CA 92879. Fee $20/person, Kids (3-10yrs) $10. Kids under 3 free. Contact Phone: 951-898-8311

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Halloween

Halloween

 

November 2009

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Day Light Savings Time Ends. Move the Clock backward. So, 2 AM (local Daylight time) becomes 1 AM (Local Standard time).

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US Election Day

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Purification of the Heart Class. 1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. Contact 714.533.6271


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CAIR Annual Fundraising Dinner. Hilton, 777 Convention way, Anaheim, CA. 5:30 PM, $50/person,  $15/Child. Contact Anbar Mahar, 714-776-1847

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USBBF Networking Seminar
Tourism & Alternative Energy

Investment Prospects
In Bangladesh
Speaker: Mr. Nayeem Hossain, Strategic Investment Consultant, Los Angeles, CA.
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Bombay Garden Restaurant, 17221 Pioneer Boulevard, Artesia, CA
Phone: (562) 860-4608
Cost: $10 (incl. Bombay Garden Refreshments)
www.USBBF.org

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Veterans Day

(Holiday observed on Friday)

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Purification of the Heart Class. 1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. Contact 714.533.6271

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4th Annual

Kazi Nazrul Islam Lecture.

Topic:

Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bangali Poetry, and Human Rights.

Speaker: Dr. Carolyne Wrightwood

Location: CSUN

Thousand Oaks Room, Studnets Union

11AM to 12:15 PM

Contacts: Dr. Phyllis Herman: 818-677-3925

Shiper Chowdhury 805-551-0392, Major Enamul Hamid 323-896-8779

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Veterans day Holiday

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Friend's Club

Prize Distribution and Cultural Evening.

5 PM to 10 PM

Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Senior Citizen Center, 5040 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys, CA 91423

Contacts:

Khokon 818-634-9336 

Babu 818-633-2142

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Seminar & Fundraising Session

on Bangladesh Arsenic Disaster

 

Islamic Center of Southern California (434 South Vermont Avenue, LA, CA 90020), at 12:00 Noon.Lunch will be provided at $10.00/person).

Speakers:

Mr. Ernest Morrison, the AHWEEC President

Mr. Meer Husain, the Developer of Freedom Water Filter and Vice President, AHWEEC

Sheikh Jihad Turk, the religious Affairs Director, ICSCA and

Dr. Mohammed Riajul Islam, Research Faculty, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

Contact:  Mohammed Riajul Islam: 509 432 9547, riajulislam@yahoo.com

(RSVP by Nov 13)
 

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Once Upon a Dream (For Females only)

A night of Comedic One act. 6 PM sharp. UC-Irvine, Social Science Lecture Hall, SSLH-100, Contact: 949-232-2089

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MUNA Education Conference -2009

at Shatto Center.

10:30 AM to 6 PM

MUNA National President and other Executives will be present. Everyone is invited to attend. Program:

1. Youth Program
2. Discussion on Family Issues- Parenting, Relationship between husband & wife, Ideal family and Islamic Finance and Banking Etc.

Contact: Anis Rahman 213-840-7264

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MUNA Dinner Party

for Community Leaders

6:30 PM to 9 PM

Star of India Restaurant, 7212 Melrose Ave. LA, CA 90046, Ph-323-939-6815.
Bangladeshi Community Leaders, Businessmen and Journalists are Cordially invited.

Contact: Anis Rahman 213-840-7264

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Purification of the Heart Class. 1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. Contact 714.533.6271

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BUFLA EC Meeting (and Seminar)        

at Shatto (2 PM - 6 PM)

Contacts: Khandakar Alam:

909-732-8800, alam@iemrexpress.com

 

Khosru: 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

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Purification of the Heart Class. 1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. Contact 714.533.6271

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Thanksgiving

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Eid-ul Adha
 

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December 2009

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 


 


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Purification of the Heart Class. 1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. Contact 714.533.6271

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BUFLA Fund Raising Dinner
Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, 989 South Dewey Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006, Phone: 213-384-1119

4 PM to 9 PM

See above for Details.


Contacts:

Khandakar Alam:

909-732-8800, alam@iemrexpress.com

 

Khosru: 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

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Pearl Harbor Day, 1941

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Purification of the Heart Class. 1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. Contact 714.533.6271

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11

Hanukkah begins at Sundown

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OPARBAND

 in Concert

Shatto Recreation Center.

7 PM to 10 PM. Admission $5.

VIP Tickets. All Bangladeshi Stores have tickets.

OPAR Hotline

818-304-1579

818-523-2578

562-841-1099

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Family Halaqa

La Mirada Masjid, 15077 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA 90638, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Contacts: Golam Mostafa Zia: 714-865-6069, Anis Rahman: 213-840-7264

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Bangladesh Bijoy Dibosh

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Purification of the Heart Class. 1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. Contact 714.533.6271

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Little Bangladesh Celebration at Shatto in LA.

6:00 PM to 10 PM.  Everyone is invited to attend and join the Celebration.

Contacts:

Akhter Hossain 213-235-8619

Shamim Hossain 213-268-9452



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Winter Season officially begins

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Christmas Day

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New Year's Eve

 

 

 

January 2010

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Family Halaqa

La Mirada Masjid, 15077 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA 90638, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Contacts: Golam Mostafa Zia: 714-865-6069, Anis Rahman: 213-840-7264




 

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Jhumur Entertainment presents

Multi-Cultural Show

at Bell-Flower City Hall.  7 PM to 11 PM. 

For more details, Contact Ali Ashraf Runu at 909-896-5500


 

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BUFLA EC Meeting (and Seminar)        

at Shatto (2 PM - 6 PM)

Contacts: Khandakar Alam:

909-732-8800, alam@iemrexpress.com

 

Khosru: 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Lincoln's Birthday


 
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Valentine's Day
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Family Halaqa

La Mirada Masjid, 15077 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA 90638, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Contacts: Golam Mostafa Zia: 714-865-6069, Anis Rahman: 213-840-7264



 

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BUFLA EC Meeting         

at Shatto (2 PM - 5 PM)

Contacts: Khandakar Alam:

909-732-8800, alam@iemrexpress.com

 

Khosru: 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

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President's Day

 
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AABEA

Family Night

Cerritos Senior Center. More information to follow:

Contacts:

Saleh Kibria (President): 323-404-1386, 323-666-4425, saleh_kibria@yahoo.com

AKM Tareque
General Secretary, akm_tareque@dot.ca.gov

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Day Light Savings Time begins. Move the clock forward. So, 2 AM local Standard time becomes 3 AM local Daylight time.

 

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BUFLA EC Meeting         

at Shatto (2 PM - 5 PM)

Contacts: Khandakar Alam:

909-732-8800, alam@iemrexpress.com

 

Khosru: 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

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Family Halaqa

La Mirada Masjid, 15077 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA 90638, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Contacts: Golam Mostafa Zia: 714-865-6069, Anis Rahman: 213-840-7264




 

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St. Patrick's Day

 
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Spring officially begins today.  Cheer up !!!!

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BUFLA EC Meeting         

at Shatto (2 PM - 5 PM)

Contacts: Khandakar Alam:

909-732-8800, alam@iemrexpress.com

 

Khosru: 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

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Bangladesh Independence Day

 
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Bangladesh Day Parade at Shatto

Khandakar Alam: 909-732-8800, Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khosru: 213-382-5954


 

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Bangladesh Day Parade on Vermont Ave in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Khandakar Alam: 909-732-8800, alam@iemrexpress.com

Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khosru: 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net


 

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For Future Events:  April 2010 - December 2010  Click Here

 

 

Bangladesh Day Parade - Los Angeles 2008

for more videos visit www.bangladeshdayparade.com

 

 

Bangladesh Day Parade 08 - BUFLA 's Program - 4   EKUSHTUBE         Bangladesh Day Parade  ON THE EYES OF BANGLASOMOYTUBE

                                                   

 

 

Video - Part 2

Video - Part 3

Video - Part 4

Video - Part 5

 

     Bangladesh Day Parade

     Los Angeles 2007

 

        

Video - Part 1

 

Video - Part 6

Video - Part 7

Video - Part 8

Video - Part 9

          Welcome to the Bangladesh Unity Federation of LA website, home to all the Bangladeshi Organizations of the greater Los Angeles and Southern California, USA.  Everything from business and professional organizations to cultural and sanskritic to student, women, religious, political organizations and many more are all included. Therefore, it is a true representation of every aspect of the richness and diversity of the LA Bangladeshi community. All are welcome!  Enjoy!!

 

 -- Updated 3/15/2008  Bangladesh Govt. is a partner of Bufla Parade (40 other international Consulates were invited, many already confirmed)

                -- Parade Route Map + ParkingParade Schedule 2008

             --New update 2/25/2008 - Momtaz (Bangla Singer confirmed coming to parade 2008)

 

Click Here to Sponsor Parade

 

 

                                                 

 

 

 

 

        Click here for pics of the parade!                             Click here for more pics!                         Click here for more pics!

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