Governor Charlie Baker

The 72nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA.

Charlie Baker was inaugurated on January 8, 2015, as the 72nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Elected in November of 2014 on a platform of making Massachusetts great for everyone, Governor Baker's arrival in the Corner Office continues a long, successful career in both the private sector and public service, where he has worked hard to put the people of Massachusetts first. In 2022, Governor Baker finished his term and was succeeded by Governor Maura Healey. He is currently president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Bangla Center President Suhas Barua.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh

The 54th Mayor Of Boston and The 29th Labor Secretary Of The United States

Marty Walsh is the former Mayor Of Boston and United States Secretary of Labor, a former member of the Cabinet of the United States. The head of the United States Department of Labor controls the department and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies. As Mayor of Boston, Mayor Walsh served a total of 7 years as mayor and took on the major battles of Boston including Boston's housing Crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic. He has since resigned from his role as United States Labor Secretary and is currently the executive director of the NHL Players' Association.

Martin J. Walsh and Boston Bangla Center President Suhas Barua

Thank You, We miss you!
Late Mayor
Thomas M. Menino

Boston's longest-serving mayor, Thomas M. Menino, sadly passed away on October 30, 2014, at 71. Menino, known as the "urban mechanic" for his devotion to improving neighborhood life, also played a significant role in the City of Boston's rapid real estate development and evolving skyline over the last twenty years.

Mayor Menino's Heartfelt Letter to the Bangladeshi Community in Greater Boston.

A Warm Greeting

The Bengali community in Boston has been proliferating over the years. It brings an impressive pool of people of all ages, workers in every profession, poets, writers, musicians, artists, politicians, community organizers, entrepreneurs, and business owners—as diverse as any community could be. This adds a distinct dimension to the nature and fabric of Boston, which is undergoing a transformation—not without resistance—into a more diverse and culturally prosperous community. To nurture that diversity, we need more voices that speak for the community's concerns, struggles, hopes, aspirations, talents, and achievements. Representatives who are true to themselves and accurate to others. Voices that speak to their own community and speak to the world. I trust and hope that Boston Bangla News will be an emerging voice. I welcome it with my best wishes for its success!

Sajed Kamal,

Advisor

Boston Bangla Center

(Sajed Kamal, EdD, teaches in the Sustainable International Development program at Brandeis University and has been involved in the field for more than thirty years as a lecturer and consultant internationally, setting up projects in the United States, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Armenia, and El Salvador. He is also an award-winning poet, artist, educational consultant, psychotherapist, translator, and published author of several books and articles in various areas. In 2007, he was awarded Boston's "Mayor's First Annual Green Award for Community Leadership in Energy and Climate Protection" and, in 2008, a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England Region. The "Greener Issue" of The Boston Sunday Globe Magazine on September 28, 2008, featured him as one of the "Six local heroes whose work is having rippling effects-at home and far away making the world a better place."

Photo Gallery

Suhas Barua & Governor Baker

Suhas Barua and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu

Suhas and Leema Barua With Mayor Walsh

Edited By Sushmit Barua

sushmitboston@gmail.com

857-217-7050

Boston Bangla Center

Boston Bangla Center is a charitable non-profit organization with 501(C)-3 statuses and focuses on delivering services to Asian Americans that have immigrated to the United States and are living in the greater Boston area in Massachusetts. The organization delivers an array of services designed to improve the life of Asian Americans and help them succeed in their transition to life in America. The organization potentially serves any person in the greater Boston community, but will initially focus on South Asian Americans who have migrated, and have been coming from Asian countries to the Greater Boston area through Diversity Visas, i.e. OP, OP-1, and DV-1 Lottery Visas, H1 visas, Student visas etc. The immigrants then become American citizens and often bring over their parents, wives, and children from respective countries to the greater Boston area. Following is a summary of services Boston Bangla Center initially offers: Teach English language Introduce American culture, food, dress, manners, courtesy, basic rules and regulation needed for daily life Teach basic immigration laws Education and job searching skills Training for job interviews Basic job training Small business formation information Housing advice and assistance Transportation assistance How to use computer, modern appliances and electronics equipments, Publish bi-lingual books, news papers and information catalogues. Boston Bangla Center will also, in future years, add an elderly daycare and cultural center for immigrants communities. Thank you.
Suhas Barua
President
Boston Bangla Center
99 Sydney St., Boston, MA 02125, USA
Email: mailto: suhasboston@gmail.com Tel: 857-417-5457
Fax: 617-265-0667

International partners in service

IMPACT - BOSTON BANGLA CENTER Collaboration

www.impactkolkata.com

Boston Bangla Center (BBC) and Impact Kolkata of West Bengal of India signed a
Memorandum of Partnership (MOP) on July 1, 2013 in Boston of Massachusetts, USA.

The main objectives of the Partnership are as follows:
1.1. Raising awareness on human rightsa) To advocate human rights, based on human dignity. b) To fight against any form of violence.c) To eliminate any type of discriminationd) To stand with displaced, and suppressed people in conflict zonese) To fight against child labor and child soldiers 1.2. Strengthening democracya) To support freedom of expression, belief and association, respect for the inalienable rights of individuals and minorities, free communications media, and the rule of lawb) To promote free, fair and transparent electoral processes and promote voter participation in electionsc) To promote accountability and transparencyd) To increase citizen participation in decision-making processes.e) To strengthen the role of civil societyf) To enhance the visibility of the independent labor movementsg) To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism1.3. Enhancing justice for alla) To pay effort for a fair worldb) To promote the sustainability of a judicial accountability and fair trialc) To promote freedom of speech and assembly, liberty of conscience, freedom of personal property and freedom from arbitrary arrestd) To fight against corruption1.4. Fighting against povertya) To stand for fair distribution of wealthb) To ensure basic human needs are fulfilledc) To fight against drought, pollution, and erosiond) To combat against forced labour and human trafficking1.5. Emphasizing gender equality and women’s empowermenta) To promote awareness of women’s civil and political rights and encourage women’s political participationb) To support “equal pay for equal work” principlec) To foster women's leadershipd) To stand against gender discrimination in all arease) To prevent sexual and gender based violence 1.6. Promoting coexistencea) To foster dialogueb) To marginalize whom are committing hate crime in any formc) To fight against Islamophobia and anti-Semitismd) To fight against prejudices and stereotypes 1.7. Supporting responsible free market economya) To reduce the role of governmentb) To strengthen governancec) To combat corruptiond) To promote fair trade 2. Background and Objectives: 2.1. Public is the major actor of democracy and increases its quality via participating the decision making mechanisms as a community. The participation of the public to non governmental organizations regarding their interests except policy, is the most appropriate way to effect decision making bodies. Impact aims to form a “NGO Network” from various countries to provide experience sharing within the scope of Impact values. All institutions from all over the World are to sign this “Memorandum” to join / create NGO network of Impact.2.2 To carry out joint activities within the framework of Impact principles3. Scope of the Agreement:3.1 Organizing activities like joint meetings, workshops, panels, symposiums, festivals and concerts.3.2 Sharing the appropriate invitations received from third party institutions among NGO network3.3 To announce activities in NGO network.

BOSTON BANGLA CENTER.