Bangladesh Association of Greater Kansas City: December 2009

Dear Friends, Families, ladies and gents, Assalamu alikum and Good Afternoon. Before I speak I like to convey the belated Eid Muburak to all of you and I like to thanks the leaderships of Bangladeshi Association of Greater Kansas City for organizing this post Eid Celebrations. Especially I like to thanks all of my Bangladeshi community brothers and sisters for attending and joining to this beautiful community re-union. I like to thanks Rehan Reza the President of BAGKC, Nabil Ahamed the Executive Secretary, I believe he is out of Country, Dr. Mustafa Kamal the Treasurer, Ahamed Anisur Rahman the executive member, the current all other officers and those who have already served in the BAGKC in the past years.

It is an honor and privileges, to be here, standing and speaking before you. Many of you might know me, My name is MD Rabbi Alam and I am a candidate for a Public Office in the great state of Missouri. I am Running for the Missouri General Assembly as a House of Representative for the Missouri House District 50 in the US Election of 2010. My Primary Election will be on August 4th of 2010 and I would like to encourage all of you to get involve and help me and all of our other candidates in the manner of financially, Morally and Ethically.

I would like to take few of your valuable moments and really appreciate for listening, I like to convey some of the messages which is very important to us as immigrants and Naturalized Citizens. If you look at the history of USA, a great nation on Earth surface, having a combination of 300 Some Plus ethnicity, and diversity, which makes this country beautiful, and diversely Rich. As a Naturalized Citizen I am proud to be an American and at the same time I am also proud to be a Bangladeshi. I believe on Identity, and we should not be confused on our Identity. Look at our President Barack Obama, having a father from Keney and a mother who is a typical white lady from Kansas, spend his childhood in a Muslim country Indonesia and brought back and raised in a conservative white grandparent’s family. We have witnessed and seen the changing and the transitional moment in the US Election history of 2008. By saying that, I mean, It was a momentum for us as immigrants to be actively involve and be part of the political process. If you take a moment and look around you, you will see how much we have been a positive force to the main stream communities, economic development and our contribution is not as little as our actively political involvement. We have a great number of Physicians, Professors, Lawyer, Professionals, and small business owners. Everyday, we are indirectly helping our community to be reached at a point where we are no more a second class citizens. Right now, there are many opportunities we have that we should grab and utilize otherwise we will be the sufferers. Who does not remember the post 9-11 hardship? Who does not remember the 2003 Iraqi war? After the catastrophic war against terror is nothing but a horror suffering for us. Whatever hardship we have faced, we do not want our next future generation to face the same hardship and disturbance. Who does not know about Dr. Erian from Florida a University Professor, falsely accused and victimized by war on Terror? If Dr. Erian was involved in politics and had any great linkage with any political participation he would not face that unjust hardship still spending his time Jail in Washington D.C. This is just a current example. I am not making you scared but it is true that, this is a country when you are not involve in the Main Stream you will be treated as nothing but strangers. It is as simple as it is. Who does not know that “You are not innocent, until you are proven not Guilty or Vise verse”.

Why not we come together and create a solid pitch and platform for our future generation who will not have to suffer like us and will have a better chance and opportunity to be part of the main Stream Communities. My Dear brothers, sisters and friends we need to awake up, let us work together and you need to know that, we already proved that we are already well accepted in the Main Stream Political Process in few states. I like to thanks Rehan Reza and Rabiul Karim Belal from Kansas, Kawser Jamil and Tanvir Ahamed from Arkansas, Minhazur Rahman and Dr. Jallal Uddin from Alabama, Meher Alam Mayna and Dr. Safiqur Rahman from Illinois, Dr. Nurul Huda and Jamsedur Rahman from Tennessee, Anwar Kabir Khan and Dr. Abdul Gaffor Akram from Missouri. These Leaders already have taken steps to establish active political involvement and process for our betterment of our children and our next generations. All of these Leaders have seen the opportunity and hope for all of us. Always Remember, A great Idea without any plan is a Dream only, since we have great Ideas, we need great planning and we have to call for action. We have to vote for ourselves. As president Obama said, Hope over Fear, we have to be positive and we need Transformative Intellectuality for a change towards our Immigrants Community by transforming ourselves.

President Abraham Lincoln, said, we deserve to have Life, Liberty and Pursuit to happiness. It will truly never come to us until we understand the schema of the process of gaining pro-political strategies. In 1968 as Dr. Martin Luther King said, “I have a Dream”, Now it is our dream to be a class one citizens. At this point, We can not Remain on the sidelines. Others will come to you and seek your financial support and ask for your vote during the election season. They are hardly available to assist in any matter that can help us as a community or an individual basis. When you vote for Rehan Reza and MD Alam you know that they will come back to you after they are elected and ask you “What Can I Do For You?”. These people will understand what you need and why you are asking for it. And that is Guaranteed. We can never have this or ever expect this from others. So please support our candidates and support yourselves.

If you have any questions and want to more about our candidates please visit us at the web at www.mdpaac.org and you can email us at mdpaac@mdpaac.org , Please let us know your feedback.

Thank you so much and have a wonderful day.

Dear Members:

Eid Mobarrak to all of you.

Please mark your calendar for the BAGKC Eid Party on Saturday, December 5th, 2009 from 12 to 4 pm at Roeland Park Community Center (4850 Rosewood Dr Mission, KS 66205).

We are going to be catering food from Cafe Tandoor for this occassion. We will also have pizza for kids at the occassion.

Food Charge:

$10 for adults and children over 10 years, (Non BAGKC members - $12 for adults)
$5 for children from 5 to 10 years and Free for children under 5 years.

We are also planning to have a cultural program at the event - please contact Khaled Bhai at 913-962-0709 if you would like to participate in the cultural program.

In addition, we plan to have a childrens' gift exchange program where parents can give a Eid Gift to their child - please bring a gift for your children under $10 and remember to wrap it.

We will be renewing the BAGKC membership for 2010 at the event. The membership fee is $25 for families, $15 for singles and $10 for students.

Announcement!!! Add Your Name to BAGKC Mailing List.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Dec 5th 2009, BAGKC Eid Reunion: Speech by: MD Alam

Monday, December 7, 2009

Diplomatic Ball hosted by Bangladesh and Others..

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

BAGKC Eid Party on Saturday, December 5th, 2009 from 12 to 4 pm at Roeland Park Community Center