Sarthi Shahnewaz, the community's dream-fulfiller, gave a large donation to the establishment of Bangladesh Center.
Hakikul Islam Khokon

Bangladeshis own community center in the heart of New York is no longer a dream. The initial phase of establishing the 'Bangladesh Center' at Jamaica, Queens has been completed. The agreement was signed on Saturday, November 1. Officials of Bangladesh Society expressed hope that the building will be closed within the next 6 months. Khabar IBN News. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bangladesh Society and prominent businessman Shahnewaz has come forward to fulfill this dream of Bangladeshis. He pledged a donation of 2 lakh dollars for the purchase of the Bangladesh Centre. He has already given 1 lakh 25 thousand dollars as the initial amount. 75 thousand dollars have been taken from the fund of the society.
Although late, after 50 years of its establishment, an initiative has been taken to establish a 'Bangladesh Center' in New York under the initiative of the current executive committee of the Bangladesh Society. An agreement has been reached with the building owner as the first step in the purchase of a large building in the busy location of Jamaica in Queens, New York's Bangladeshi population. After prominent businessman and social worker Shahnewaz was elected as the chairman of the board of trustees, the process of buying the building became easier. President of Bangladesh Society Ataur Rahman Salim told BapNews that the value of the building is estimated at 4.9 million dollars. The building will be operated on a commercial basis for the time being keeping in mind the monthly mortgage payments. However, Bangladesh Society will have the necessary space to run its activities. The president said, we will try to pay the full price of the building within 3-4 years. A large-scale community center will then be established there, which can accommodate up to 1,000 people. There will also be a Bangla school, a gym and the main office of the Bangladesh Society. Ataur Rahman Salim said, "There has been no discussion yet on whether the existing building on Whitney Avenue in Elmhurst will be sold to pay off the Bangladesh Center's mortgage." Further decisions will be made based on feedback from the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and former employees. But in the future money will be collected through fundraising.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bangladesh Society Shahnewaz said that the establishment of Bangladesh Center is a big project. He urged all Bangladeshi community to come forward to make this project successful. He said, I am with the Bangladeshi community. will always be Bangladesh Center will be a part of Bangladesh in the heart of New York.