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.
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.
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.
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
BAC Annual Donor Conference held on June 4, 2011
Let's Build Our Center, Let's Build Bangladesh American Center
Photos taken by Naz Husain
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BAC Donor Conference video
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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, February 2012 The BAC (a project of Bangladesh Association, Houston) has been working tirelessly to raise funds and making it complete transparent to the donors and members. It's all been a part of a journey to build a permanent address for our little Bangladesh, a home away from home. By all means the journey continues with having the City Permit for the Construction of the first building. In this month of February we are supposed to get the permit, but unfortunately we missed the deadline for getting caught into the County bureaucracy of FEMA requirement not being met. The Permit will be issued on March 5th 2012. The last delay was due to water retention pond requirement, which was taken care by the BAC Management by negotiating with the adjacent Church to share their Water Retention pond and parking lots, such that it maximizes the usage of the BAC land for playgrounds. The fund raising activities continue with the collection of pledges and connecting with new donors.
We have paid $5000.00 to Karl Watson Group for the Architectural, Civil, and Structural & MEP works and for the Construction Permit, with the current balance of $286,860.88 in the bank account.
You will be happy to know that the construction fund has been growing every month. We have some outstanding pledges (uncollected) of about $122,000.
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.
