AGENDA of this EC Meeting on Oct :

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1 BUFLA Executive Committee (EC) Meeting on Sunday, October 18, 2009 Location: Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA Time: 3 PM to 6 PM: Attendees: The BUFLA Cabinet Officers, the Executive Committee (EC) members, and the AC Chair are requested to attend this EC Meeting. The Advisory Council (AC) members, the Board of Trustee (BOT) members, and the BUFLA Honorary members are invited to attend. The Media Personnel are also invited to attend. AGENDA of this EC Meeting on Oct : 1. Election of 2 new Cabinet Officers (Cultural Secretary & Organizing Secretary) 2. Election of Advisory Council Chair 3. Election of 5 BOT Members 4. BUFLA Calendar of Meetings, Programs and Events upto the Parade Miscellaneous Contact Persons: Khandakar Alam (President): , alam@iemrexpress.com Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khosru (General Secretary): , , khosru@att.net BUFLA Calendar of Events 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 12 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) The BUFLA Constitutional Amendment (First Amendment) with 22 items has been approved by the EC in a GA meeting on Sept 13, 2009, with overwhelming

2 majority or almost unanimously, with one abstain. The First Amendment will be posted here on this website soon. =============================== === BUFLA General Assembly Meeting (GA-Meeting). Agenda for September 13, 2009, Sunday at Shatto Dear Friends, Salaam and Greetings to all of you. The BUFLA General Assembly (GA) meeting will be held as per the following: Date: Time: September 13, 2009, Sunday 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Meeting hours (Please come on time) 7:00 PM (Estimated) to 8:00 PM (Estimated). Iftaar and Duaa Mahfil. Location: Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 W. 4 th Street, Los Angeles, CA (on 4th Street near Vermont). Attendees: All the Executive members, Advisory Committee members and the Board of Trustee (BOT) members are cordially invited to attend the meeting. All media personnel are also cordially invited to attend the meeting. AGENDA: Item 1. Item 2. Item 3. Item 4. Item 5. Approval of the Meeting Minutes of previous meeting Discussion and voting on Amendment Propositions on Constitution. BUFLA programs on BUFLA Calendar for the next 6 months. Next Meeting date/ Meeting adjournment by the President. Miscellaneous Respectfully, Mushfiq Chowdhury Khosru Secretary

3 =============================== ====== BUFLA EC Meeting Agenda for November 9, 2008 Dear Friends, Salaam and Greetings to all of you. The BUFLA Executive Committee (EC) meeting will be held as per the following: Date: November 09, 2008, Sunday Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Please come on time) Attendees : All the Executive members (EC), Advisory Committee members (AC) and the Board of Trustee members (BOT) are cordially invited to attend this meeting. All media personnel are cordially invited to attend this meeting as well. Location: Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 W. 4 th Street, Los Angeles, CA (on 4th Street near Vermont). AGENDA: Item 1. Approval of the Agenda of the meeting. Item 2. Account status. Item 3.Fund raising update. Item 4. Updates on several different General Community Events: A. Kazi Nazrul Endowment Fund Update: (by Mr. Shipper Chowdhury) B. Little Bangladesh Designation Update: (by Dr. Mahbub Khan) C. Shahid Minar Construction Permission Update: (by Quazi Moshurul Huda) D. Shahitto Shommelon: (by Dr. Nazmul Ula) Item5.Formation of different Action Committes. Item 6. Suggested Dignataries name. Item 7. Discussion on Parade Routes. Item 8. Open Forum Item 9. Next Meeting date/meeting Call Off by the Preside

4 Respectfully: Major( rtd) Kutubi Saif Secretary of BUFLA ( cell), (home) or ====================== == 2007 Tentative Plans of BUFLA for the next 3 to 4 months: July 22, 2007: Constitution discussion and finalization August 26, 2007: BUFLA Constitution Ratification Sept 23, 2007: Election of BUFLA EC-Officers October 21, 2007: Inauguration lunch of new EC and EC-Officers November, 2007 : New BUFLA-Team starts preparation for the next Bangladesh Day celebration with Parade to be held on March 30, 2008 =========================================

5 BUFLA Draft Constitution and Bylaws have been posted on the BUFLA website at with a link right on the Home Page of the web. Please review it and please give feedback to the Constitution committee by July 15, ======================== BUFLA (BANGLADESH UNITY FEDERATION OF LOS ANGELES) BUFLA Website: ======================================================================== General Body Meeting Agenda for July 22, 2007 ======================================================================== Dear Friends, Salaam and Greetings to all of you. You are all cordially invited to attend the next General Body Meeting of BUFLA, which will be held as per the following: Date: July 22, 2007, Sunday Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Please come on time) Location: Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 W. 4 th Street, Los Angeles, CA (on 4th Street near Vermont). AGENDA: Item -1: Introductions by all the attendees.

6 Item 2: Constitution Committee Report, Debate, and Discussion and finalization, and to get it ready for Ratification on August 26, Item 3: Any Miscellaneous item Item 4: Next meeting Date (August 26, 2007) Item 5: Close of the meeting. Please plan to attend this General Body Meeting on July 22, 2007, Sunday, at 2 PM, at Shatto Recreation Center in LA. Please come on time at 2 PM. The draft constitution is copied below for your convenience. With best regards, Mahbub Khan mahbubkhan@ieee.org, mahbubkhan35@hotmail.com ========================= ==================================================== ====================================================== Mtg information below is from before the April 1, 2007 Parade =================================== Unity Celebration day:

7 Bangladesh Day With Parade On April 1, 2007, Sunday, on Harvard 3 rd Street in LA =========================== BUFLA (BANGLADESH UNITY FEDERATION OF LOS ANGELES) BUFLA Website: ======================================================================== Meeting Notice-&-Agenda for February 25, 2007 ======================================================================== Unity Celebration day: Bangladesh Day With Parade On April 1, 2007, Sunday, on Harvard 3 rd Street in LA ===========================

8 BUFLA (BANGLADESH UNITY FEDERATION OF LOS ANGELES) BUFLA Website: ======================================================================== Meeting Notice-&-Agenda for February 25, 2007 ======================================================================== Dear Friends, Salaam and Greetings to all of you. You are all invited to attend the next meeting of BUFLA, which will be held as per the following: Date: February 25, 2007, Sunday Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Please come on time) Location: Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 W. 4 th Street, Los Angeles, CA (on 4th Street near Vermont). AGENDA: Item-1: Introductions by all the attendees. Item-2: Approval of February 4, 2007 meeting. Item -3: Action Committee Reports (Unity Celebration Day): Action Committees:

9 i) Venue Reservation & Parade Route determination Abdur Razzaque Emdadul Haque Bob c, h Ferdous Khan Mujibur Rahman Mohammed Ahsan x23, c ii) Budget and fund Raising ii-a) Bank Account Bank Account Bank of America BUFLA Bank Account Number: Deposits: Date Amount Type Name 2/13/2007 $1, Donation Mahbub Khan Withdrawals: Date Amount Type Name ii-b) Budget Budget for Bangladesh Day, April 1, 2007 Item Amount Booth $5,000 Stage $2,000 Sound + Generator $5,000

10 Generator $2,000 Loght + Generator $2,000 Mobile Latrine $300 Security $500 Souvenir $2,600 Dignitaries-food $300 Ad in Paper + TV $1,000 Poster-Banner-StageDec $1,000 Gate with Baloons $500 Guest from Bangladesh $3,000 Insurance-ApplFee $1,000 Miscellaneous $3,000 Total $29,200 ii-c) Fund raising Sources of Income Booth $7,000 Advertisements $6,000 Registration $2,000 Sponsors $6,000 Donation $10,000 Total: $31,000 ii-d) Donors Donor Name Saiful (Engineer) Dr. Israil Jilani (Engineer) Dr. Rafiquzzaman Dr. Zainul Abedin Ismail Hossain Shamim Ahmed (Eng.) Jahirul Huq Dr. Sattar Ahsan Bachu Contact Person Jalil Khan Jalil Khan Major Kutubi Badiul Alam, Mainul Islam Bob Saleh Kibria Jalil Khan, Kibria ii-e) Donation Collection:

11 Donation Collectors Amount Ahsan bachu $5,000 Bob $3,000 Dr. Hashem Emran-Toha $3,000 Humayun Kabir Ismail Hossain $5,000 Jalil Khan, Kibria $5,000 Moshurul Huda Omar Huda $5,000 Shah Alam $5,000 Shohel Badal $5,000 Zahid Hossain $1,000 Zainul Abedin $5,000 Total $42,000 ii-f) Ad from Various Businesses: Ads from various Businesses: Contacts Businesses Restaurants: Aladin Sweets & Market, Serajul Islam (Khukon), 139 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004, , Babu Asian Mart, 3732 W. 3 rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020, Saleh Kibria Deshi Grocery Restaurant, 3723 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020, Islamic Halal Meat, Reseda, CA, Mr. Nuruddin Little Dhaka, Shamsher Chowdhury, Pioneer Blvd, Artesia, CA 90701, Phone: Madina Market, Munir Khan, Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601, Bob Pardesh Restaurant & Grocery, /2 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020, , c Babu Swadesh Restaurant, 4153 W. 3 rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020, Bob Nisa Fashion, Khukon Real Estates:

12 Major Kutubi Almas Ahmed, Century-21 realty, West Covina, CA 91792, c o, Pintu Aminul Islam, Century-21 realty, Woodland Hills, CA Anis Rahman, Reliable Realtor, Downey, CA 90241, h, o, Mohammed Ismail Hossain, Bari Bazar, 2-Story elegant homes, Ismail: , Kabir: , Jewel: , Nipu: Bob Delshad Rahman, Ventura Blvd, Woodland hill, CA 91364, , , Toha Toha Toha Enamul Hoque (Emran), Citywide Funding, Ventura Blvd, Suite 105, Encino, CA 91316, c, o, o, r, Hotel Salimar Anar Bagh Bob Jashim Ahmed, Loan Shopper, 1326 H Street, Suite 23, Bakersfield, CA 93301, , , jashim@lshopper.com Pintu Pintu Shohel Badal Shahid Khandakar Alam, Inland Empire Mortgage & Realty, 8608 Utica Ave, Suite 206, Rancho Cucamongo, CA 91730, o, c, alam@iemrexpress.com Mahabub Rahim, Rahim Agency (Insurance, Investment, Real Estate), 1423 S. Higley Road, #125, Mesa, AZ 85206, o, , md@rahimagency.com, Maksudur Rahman /Jewel, Global Realty, 201 E. Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016, c, h, o, maksudur9077@aol.com, Mohammed Rezaul Karim, Coldwell Banker, E. Imperial Highway, La Mirada, CA 90638, x125, x 125, c, r, rkarims@yahoo.com Shahana Parveen, Realtor, WestcoRealty, h, c, sparveen3304@yahoo.com Auto Service: M. A. Basith, Golden Hammer Auto Body, Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604, , goldenhammer@aol.com, Mahtab Anam, Bengal Auto Repair, Fullerton Auto Center, 2507 W. Orangethrop, #06, Fullerton, CA 92833, Majumder, AZ Automotive, Any type of auto repair., /2 Beverley Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90240, Bob Masud Hasan-Anis-Babul, Soto Auto sale, 400 S. Soto St, #A, Los Angeles, CA 90030,

13 Kibria & Shohel Badal Mohammed N. Hassan, Soto Auto Sale, 400 S. Soto St. #A, Los Angeles, CA 90033, , Bob Mohammed Malik, Gama Auto Repair, 5018 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019, , c Saifur Shahid, SPS Auto Repair, 4401 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004, o, c Insurance: Salam Dharia, NY Life Insurance, La Palma, CA 90623, o, c, Shohel Badal Shafiqur Rahman Tutul Chowdhury, New York Life Insurance, 6 Center Pointe Drive, #600, La Palma, CA 90623, , tchowdhury@ft.newyorklife.com Attorneys: Pintu Ame Ghosh, Attorney in LA Shamim Ahmed, Attorney in LA Doctors (Medical and Dental): Shohel Badal Dr. Abdus Sattar, D.D.S Dr. Ahmed (Apu), D.D.S., 4972 W. Pico Blvd, #107, Los Angeles, CA 90019, (Corner of Pico & La Brea) Dr. Akhanji, and Dr. Mrs. Akhanji Dr. Moazzem hossain, Redlands, CA, h Dr. Murad Dr. Pradip Chowdhury iii) Treasurer Badrul Chowdhury Saleh Kibria Shafiqur Rahman Shah Alam (Bangla Pathshala) c, h, o h, o c, h

14 iv) Souvenir Jashim Ashrafi Ahmed c, o Mahtabuddin Tipu Quazi Moshurul Huda Rafiquzzaman Jewel Tariq Babu Dr. Toufique Choudhury h, c Zafarullah Quazi Moshurul Huda (Coordinator, Editorial Board Chair) reported on behalf of the committee. He had a committee meeting earlier. He reported that the Brochure will contain the following items: (a) the messages from all of the 57+ Organizations of our community, (b) the messages from the Dignitaries, (c) An account of the Businesses and other professional and nonprofessional rainbow of our community, (d) Specialty articles addressing the inception and growth of the Bangladesh community in greater Los Angeles area during the last half a century, including the various avenues and sentiments of this great community. (e) Advertisements. The writings can be in the form of essay, story, article, poem, humor, drama, cartoon, etc. Quazi Moshurul Huda requested everyone to please submit the writings-and-materials to him by February 25, v) Program (v-a) Parade: Major Hamid Major Kutubi c, h Syed M. Hossain Babu (v-b) Speeches by the Dignitaries: Members of the Dignitaries invitation committee will coordinate the speeches of the Dignitaries during the Program. (v-c) Cultural Program: Ali Ashraf Runu Dr. Hashem Khaleed Hossain c, o Munirul Islam Badal Shahana Parveen , Shanku Aice Zahid Hossain Pintu

15 vi) (a) Inviting dignitaries (b) Reception of Dignitaries. (Guests to be invited are: Governor, Mayors, Senators, Congressmen-women, City Council members, Police Chief, Sherrif, County supervisors, UC-CSU-President-Chancellor, some Hollywood stars, some local Business Executives, Bangladesh Ambassador and Consul General and their full staff, Some Bangladesh officials including Dr. Yunus: Ishtiaq Chisti Jalil Khan h, o, c Jilani Sadiq h, o Nazmul Ula h, o Omar Huda , Rafiquzzaman Shamim Hossain Zainul Abedin c, (Major Kutubi) Firoze Fakhri o, c vii) Stage set-up, Booth setup-&-collection Abdullah Al-Mamun Abul Ibrahim Anis (Bangladesh Mela) Babul Dr. Jewel Farid Khan Habibur Rahman (Sawraj) Humayun Kabir Kamal Pasha Lincoln Khan Liton Matin Monwar Hossain Syed Abed Nipu Tarek viii) Publicity (Media, Flyers etc.): Bappi Barua Jahan Hasan Quddus Khan c, o c, h

16 Shafiqur Rahman ix) Sound system Jalshaghar Jhumur Gushti (Shah Alam) (Runu) x) Coordinators (To coordinate all Committees): Abul Kashem Toha Dablu Amin Jamil Ahmad Mizan Shaheen Mofazzal Hossain Moinul Chowdhury Mominul Haque Bachu Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khasru Shafiqul Alam Khukon c (Nisa ) Shohel Rahman Badal Zahangir Sayem xi) Miscellaneous: (a) Security: (b) Parking Control: Akhter (Sylhet) (c) First-Aid: Bilkis Parveen, Some Doctors Item 4: Committee formation for Ekushe February Item 5: Bangladesh Caucus at US-Congress (-Nasimul Gani). Item 6: Clothes Container Shipment to Bangladesh (-Shohel Badal) Container Committee: Babul Emdadul Haque Bob c, h Humayun Kabir Shafiqul Alam Khukon c (Nisa fashion)

17 Shohel Rahman Badal Item 7: Ad-hoc Committee for BUFLA Constitution: Dr. Hashem Ismail Hossain Jilani Sadiq h, o Majib Siddiquee Zahid Hossain Pintu Item 8: BUFLA Registration Update: Item 9: (Next meeting Date) Item 10: Close of the meeting. Please plan to attend this meeting on February 25, 2007, Sunday, at 2 PM, at Shatto Recreation Center in LA. Please come on time at 2 PM. With best regards, Mahbub Khan mahbubkhan@ieee.org, mahbubkhan35@hotmail.com