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Unity Celebration day for 2012:

Bangladesh Day Parade

to Celebrate the Occasion of Bangladesh Independence Day.

Parade will be held on

March 31-April 1, 2012

on 3rd Street from Normandie to Vermont, in

Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Parade Assembly at 2 PM sharp on March 31, 2012, Saturday, or April 1, 2012, Sunday,

on 3rd Street at Normandie

PROGRAM:

Spectacular Bangladesh Day Parade, Distinguished Guests and Dignitaries from Bangladesh and USA, Cultural program with renowned and popular Artists, Youths Talent show and Sports competition, Children's Art and Bengali Poem recitation competition, Seminar on Globally important topics, Booths and Stalls, Socializing, Networking, etc etc. at Shatto Recreation Center in Los Angeles, CA, USA

www.bufla.com

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Unity Celebration day for 2010:

Bangladesh Day

Celebration With Parade

On March 27-28, 2010

Saturday and Sunday

On the occasion of

Bangadesh Independence Day

Details to follow

 

 

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Unity Celebration day for 2009:

Bangladesh Day

Celebration With Parade

On March 28-29, 2009,

Saturday and Sunday

On the occasion of

Bangladesh Independence Day

Details to follow

Vermont Avenue, the major Road of Los Angeles, was shut down for the Bangladesh Day Parade.

 

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Unity Celebration day for 2008:

Bangladesh Day

Celebration With Parade

On March 29-30, 2008,

Saturday & Sunday

On the occasion of

Bangladesh Independence Day

Details to follow

Vermont Avenue, the major Road of Los Angeles, was shut down for the Bangladesh Day Parade.

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Unity Celebration day for 2007:

Bangladesh Day

Celebration With Parade

On the occasion of

Bangladesh Independence Day

 

Was held on April 1, 2007, Sunday

From 11 AM to 9 PM

Location on Harvard Blvd at 3rd Street in LA

(in front of Swadesh Restaurant & Pardes Restaurant)

All parade-participating organizations were requested to please assemble at 1:30 PM at Harvard Blvd x 6th Street. Parking is at the Standard parking located at Harvard Blvd and 6th Street.

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Los Angeles Mayor

Antonio Villaraigosa

Was the Grand Marshall of the Bangladesh Day Parade

 

Along with many other dignitaries

 

On April 1, 2007, Sunday, on Harvard Blvd @ 3rd Street in Los Angeles, CA

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Guest Artists:

 

Rathindra Nath Roy and Mala Ganguli,

along with many local Artists.

 

The dignitaries  who were invited/participated in the Bangladesh Day Celebration with Parade in Los Angeles on the occasion of the Independence day of Bangladesh, on Sunday, April 1, 2007, were as follows:

 

 

Lt. Governor of California John Garamendi,

State Controller John Chiang, 

LA-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,

Board of Equalization Members Judy Chu and Michelle Steel,

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, 

Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby,

Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Corona, 

Presidenial advisor/commissioner white house initiatives on Asian American and Pacific islanders William Kil,

Former chairman of Board of Equalization Claude Parish,

Former Chairman of California Republican party Shawn Steel,

Congress elect Byron De Lear

2nd Consul General Nancy Bretzfield

US-Ambassador of Bangladesh (DC) Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury

Consul General (in LA) Abu Zafar,  and other dignitaries.

 

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

We are delighted to inform you that in Los Angeles, California, the home of nearly 50,000 Bangladeshi-Americans, will proudly hold the first ever BANGALDESH DAY PARADE on Sunday, April 1, 2007 in conjunction with the Independence Day of Bangladesh.

 

The program of the day is as follows:

 

1.       The Carnival with Stage, Stalls, booths, food, Dignitaries with speeches, Cultural programs with melodious songs and colorful and marathon dances, etc. etc. This is on Harvard Blvd between 2nd Street and 3rd Street from 11 AM to 9 PM.

 

2.       The first ever Parade in Los Angeles to celebrate the Bangladesh Day with Joy, Pride, and resounding Glory. This will take place on Harvard Blvd between 3rd Street and 6th Street. All organizations participating in the Parade are requested to please report on Harvard Blvd at 6th Street at 1:30 PM.

 

 

We are cordially inviting all Angelino-Bangladeshis with your family and friends to please come forward and join us hand-in-hand, and let us parade together and celebrate together, on this very special day, the BANGLADESH DAY.

 

 

Your Friends:

 

Mahbub Khan (408-859-3566, mahbubkhan@ieee.org), Omar Huda (818-831-9286, omarhuda@aol.com), Jalil Khan (562-402-4818, jalil303@yahoo.com), Prof. Nazmul Ula, Dr. Hashem 213-200-0984, Shohel Rahman Badal 562-972-0042, Quazi Moshurul Huda 213-925-4652, Humayun Kabir 213-926-1830, Shamim Hossain, Abul Kashem Toha, Ismail Hossain, Shah Alam, Shah M Alam, Khaleed Hossain, Emdadul Haque Bob, Majib Siddique, Saleh Kibria,  Mohammad Jilani Sadiq, Habib Ahmed Tia, Dr. Zainul Abedin, Ishtiaq Chisti, Mominul Huq Bacchu, Mahtabuddin Tipu, Dr. Ruby Hossain, Lina Zaman,  Mizan Shaheen, Abu Hossain ManjuShahana Parveen, Dr. Moazzem Hossain, Dr. Toufique Chowdhury, Abul Ibrahim, Dablu Amin, Jahan Hassan, Shafiqul Alam Khukon,  Badiul Alam, Shafiqur Rahman, Mohammad Shiper, Major Hamid, Amzad Hossain, Muhammad Nasir Khan, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Major Kutubi, Abdur Razzaque, Khandakar Alam, Zahangir Sayem, Chinmoy Roy Chowdhury, Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khasru, Shafiqur Rahman, Dilwar Hussain, Quddus Khan, Nil Krishna Kundu, Deepak Mistry, Tapan Kundu, Ahsan Bacchu, Zafarullah, Nazrul Islam KanchonSyed Abed Nipu, Taher Rahim, Ali Ashraf Runu, Anisur Rahman, Anis, Tarek, Lincoln Khan,

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BUFLA (Bangladesh Unity Federation of Los Angeles)

BUFLA is a Unity Federation of over 55 different Bangladeshi Organizations of the Greater Los Angeles area, California, USA.  

Website: www.bufla.com

 

 

The Action Committees for the Bangladesh day celebration (along with the members of the committees and their phone numbers) are given below:

 

Action-Committees and Members

Phone numbers

 

 

i)  Venue

 

 

 

Abdur Razzaque

213-389-1208

Emdadul Haque

323-314-8275-c, 323-466-1523-h

Ferdous Khan

818-401-3579

Mujibur Rahman

213-327-9229

Mohammed Ahsan

818-843-8686x23, 213-248-7886-c

 

 

 

 

ii)  Stage Set-up & Booth Set-up

 

 

Abdullah Al-Mamun

323-309-1945

Dr. Jewel

 

Farid Khan

213-219-0390

Humayun Kabir

213-926-1830

Kamal Pasha

 

Lincoln Khan

818-763-4986

Monwar Hossain

213-487-1942

Habibur Rahman (Sawraj)

213-380-3650

 

 

iii)  Booth collections

 

 

Abul Ibrahim

213-948-7908

Anis (Bangladesh Mela)

213-321-0267

Babul

213-281-2771

Liton

 

Matin

 

Syed Abed Nipu

562-234-6199

Tarek

323-382-4129

 

 

 

 

iv)  Inviting dignitaries

 

 

Ishtiaq Chisti

818-370-5259

Jalil Khan

562-402-4818

Jilani Sadiq

714-776-0214-h, 949-724-2840-o, 714-269-6607-c

Nazmul Ula

310-645-6759

Omar Huda

310-825-3542

Quazi Moshurul Huda

213-925-4652

Rafiquzzaman

909-861-5408

Shamim Hossain

213-388-0790

Zainul Abedin

818-606-7660-c, 818-547-1330

 

 

 

 

v)  Coordinators (To coordinate all Committees):

 

 

Abul Kashem Toha

818-624-1551

Dablu Amin

213-663-4121

Jamil Ahmad

 

Mizan Shaheen

714-262-8425

Mofazzal Hossain

 

Moinul Chowdhury

 

Mominul Haque Bachu

213-820-4564

Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khasru

323-422-5479

Shohel Rahman Badal

562-972-0042

Zahangir Sayem

 

 

 

vi)  Program

 

 

 

(a) Parade:

 

Major Hamid

323-254-1161

Major Kutubi

323-793-1277-c, 323-726-7372-h

Syed M. Hossain Babu

323-394-2961

 

 

(b) Speeches by the Dignitaries:

Members of the Dignitaries inviting team

 

 

 

c) Cultural Program:

Ali Ashraf Runu

909-896-5500

Zahid Hossain Pintu

213-923-0877

Dr. Hashem

213-200-0984

Khaleed Hossain

818-681-3710-c,818-705-0472-o

Shahana Parveen

310-259-3627, 310-259-2736

Shanku Ice

 

Munirul Islam Badal

 

 

 

vii)  Sound system

 

 

Jalshaghar

818-705-0472 (Shah Alam)

Jhumur Gushti

909-896-5500 (Runu)

 

 

viii)  Fund raising

 

 

Abdul Baset

 

Abu Hossain Manju

626-675-0637-c, 909-614-1560-h

Ahmed kabir

818-448-1398

Amzad Hossain

213-407-0519-c, 323-309-1945

Anisur Rahman

213-840-7264

Badiul Alam

626-627-7462-c

Chinmoy Roy Chowdhury

909-478-3951

Dr. Moazzem Hossain

909-307-9688

Dr. Pradip Chowdhury

 

Enamul Haque Emran

818-625-5031

Habib Ahmed Tia

818-430-5726

Ismail Hossain

909 800 2640

Khandakar Alam

 

M. Alam

 

Mafiz (Chittagong)

 

Majib Siddiquee

213-820-9511

Maksudur Rahman Jewel

 

Mohammad Ali

213-500-6371

Mohammad Hanif

818-389-2849

Muktadir Chowdhury Tarun

213-327-8212, 213-305-0892

Nazrul Islam Kanchan

213-270-4567

Nil Kundu

626-825-9375

Parish

323-377-1957

 

 

 

 

ix) Brochure

 

 

Quddus Khan

562-879-4374-c, 562-928-2609-h

Yunus Rahi

 

Jashim Ashrafi Ahmed

818-987-7454-c, 616-861-8500-o

Shamsul Islam

323-463-1700-o  323-896-1964-c

Mahtabuddin Tipu

310-743-3032

Zafarullah

562-804-1500

 

 

x)  Publicity  (Media, Flyers etc.):

 

 

Jahan Hasan

818-266-7539-c,323-462-9300-o

Bappi Barua

 

Shafiqur Rahman

 

 

 

 

 

xi) Treasurer 

 

 

Badrul Chowdhury

 

Saleh Kibria

 

Shafiqur Rahman

 

Shah Alam (Bangla Pathshala)

323-974-1434-c, 213-381-3490-h

 

 

xii) Miscellaneous:

 

 

(a) Security: 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Parking Control:

Akhter  (Sylhet)

 

 

 

 

 

(c) First-Aid:

 

Bilkis Parveen

 

Some Doctors

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This decision to celebrate Bangladesh Day with Parade was made in the oct 1, 2006 meeting after discussing the 16 different options as listed below.

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Unity Celebration Day

Selection of the “Unity Celebration Day”.

 

The Bangladesh Day celebration was selected from the following 16 options:

 

i)                   Bangladesh Parade day

ii)                Bijoy Dibosh

iii)              Boishakhi Mela

iv)              Borsho Boron  (Welcoming the New Year)

v)                 BUFLA Day (on the last Saturday or Sunday of July)

vi)              Celebrate on a long weekend (like Memorial day, Independence day, or Labor day)

vii)            Desh prem Dibosh (Love for Country Day)

viii)         Language Day

ix)              Nabi day (Prophet’s day)

x)                 Nari Dibosh (Begum Rokea Day)

xi)              Nazrul Day

xii)            Pohela boishakh

xiii)         Probashi Dibosh

xiv)          Shadhinota Dibosh (Independence day of Bangladesh)

xv)            1st Sunday of Boishakh

xvi)          14th April Pohela Boishakh

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