Request for Bid BAC Construction Project Deadline January 29, 2012 @ 5:00pm.
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Bangladesh-American Center in Houston Made Headline News! Bangladesh Association held the first ever Donor Conference on June 4th, 2011 at Stafford Civic Center where Bangladesh Ambassador H.E. Mr Akramul Qader was our Chief Guest. Read more, Click here
Bangladesh-American Center (BAC), in Houston was established in 2001 under the umbrella organization Bangladesh Association, Houston - a non-profit organization in the state of Texas and granted the Internal Revenue Tax exempted 501(c)3 status. The organization is efficiently operated by individuals on purely donated time. While BAC Executive/Advisory Board of Directors are fully prepared to invest time, but are constantly faced with severe jolts and pauses from lack of funds to build a viable Center for the whole community to participate.
Nurturing the positive aspects of heritage, people from Bangladesh, will certainly add to the richness of American diversity. A proud and organized representation of Bangla language, culture & heritage is a valuable contribution to the American society. The Bangladesh-American Center will offer a wide range of programs, activities and functions including:
Social: A permanent physical location to display, demonstrate and represent Bangladeshi culture and heritage as well as facilities and exchanged to promote diversity and increased understanding of multi-culture and social integration. Pursue and achieve common goals, and preserve Bangladesh culture and heritage. Along with services in providing: Medical Care, Sports and Athletics, Language School, Learning & Culture Center and services to the community.
BAC deeply appreciates your valued consideration and has great hope in the spirit of philanthropic support. With this goal in mind the community raised the money to buy 3.94 acres of land in South West Houston at a cost of $137,500.00 in October of 2001. Since then the community has been working on the fencing the premises, develop an Community Organic Garden and Fund Raising activities for the First Building with Land Development.
With the goals being set for completion of BAC first building within the year 2010, the Bangladeshi community has begun to raise funds.
Currently, BAC has developed a steady income to maintain current trailer office and its operations via a committed group of donors known as Friends of BAC (FOBAC). BAC needs to raise additional capital to actually build the center that will cost an estimated $500,000.00. This will allow community to get to the real purpose of the Center. It is with these purposes of raising funds for building the Bangladesh American Center.
Current Activities
Bangladesh American Center News Your long-awaited dream of a community center is well on its way to becoming a reality as the City Permitting process is expected to be completed within the next 60 days. We appreciate your help in raising over $250,000.00 to reach the first milestone (i.e. Phase I) during the First Donor Conference. All the BACDC expenses including the Karl Watson Group award fees were paid from this fund and you will receive your tax deductible receipt at the yearend for tax benefits. The financial data is available on our website at http://BAChouston.org.
As per the member's verdict in the last election, we are facing lot of differences in our leadership and doing things in different ways, which is nothing wrong - in fact it is healthy to have differences of opinion and that is what the members elected us to mitigate and move forward.
Certain members feel it's not right for a person to have dual roles across BAH and BAC. There's no explicit prohibition against such dual role in the constitution. The real answer lies in the broader issue toward the reorganizing the BACOS The Center structure will be changed in the coming months, whereby appointing an interim PR Director was not needed. As the construction phase starts, the BACOS will change in a way that the facility can be managed and sustained, whereby fund raising and PR director position will not be required in keeping BAC friendly and safe.
The current amount raised as of December 1, 2011 was $268,818.00
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A 30 Second video for Bangladesh American Center is ready for TV Ad
Please watch a 30 sec TVC for BAC to be aired on national TV soon. Produced as a courtesy by Azadul Haq (www.imageus,net), modeling by Design Alliance and voiceover by Abeda Chaudhury Simin. We recognize the efforts of Shah Haleem Mithu and Saddam Ahmad Leo for successfully completing the project.
The vision of BAC is to unite the people of Bangladeshi origin
in North America by providing a permanent physical location to display,
demonstrate and represent Bangladeshi culture and heritage.
BAC will also provide physical facilities where ideas can be shared
and exchanged to promote and increase understanding of diversity
and peaceful integration; pursue and achieve common goals within
the framework of BAH constitution.
Core Values
BAC shall be open to all freedom loving people.
BAC shall promote and uphold the culture, heritage, and values of Bangladesh in North America.
BAC shall uphold the values stated in the BAH constitution.
BAC shall maintain true transparency in all of its financial accounts.
BAC shall be governed by a democratic process; where the majority shall rule but the
difference of opinions will be respected.
BAC shall remain non-political and secular.
BAC shall not allow any fundamentalism, cult, or fanaticism of any kind.
Mission Statement
The mission of BAC is to facilitate social, cultural, intellectual, and
educational activities of the Bangladesh-American Community, involving
the Bangladeshi Americans or any other groups generally interested in
promoting BAC vision and core values.
