The 2nd Town Hall Meeting of the 40th FOBANA was held in Brooklyn, New York

Hakikul Islam Khokan

A town hall meeting on the occasion of the 40th Fobana conference was held last Friday, May 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in the hall room of Amara Mujib USA, 485 Macdonald Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Khabar IBNNews. The 2nd town hall meeting was chaired by MA Hashem, a well-known community leader of Brooklyn, and the Chairman of the Fobana Central Committee and a mainstream politician gave the welcome address. and Human Rights Activist Zakaria Chowdhury. Ex-Member of Parliament of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad, Ex-President of Dhaka Jatiya Press Club and Senior Journalist Farida Yasman, Aminul Islam Amin, Secretary of Social Affairs and Social Affairs of Bangladesh Awami League, 40th Fobana Chief Petron Shafiqul Alam spoke as special guests in the meeting. Others spoke in New York on September 4, 5 and 6, 2026, for three days. Host Committee of 40th Fobana Conference NRB Association USA Vice Chairman and Convener of 40th Fobana Conference Nurul Alam Babu, Member Secretary Manjur Quader, Adviser and Senior Journalist Hakikul Islam Khokon, Adviser Refayet Chowdhury, Fobana Central Committee Joint Secretary Subrat Talukder, Host Committee Chief Coordinator Abdul Hamid, coordinator Shibli Sadek, organizer Abu Saeed Ratan, various leaders and activists of Amra Mujib USA and other leaders. More than two hundred expatriates from different areas of New York participated in the 2nd town hall meeting held by popular presenter Sharmin Siraj Sonia. Dedication to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In the meeting, there was a detailed discussion about the formation of the Punang Committee and overall planning and overall preparation. Wishing the full cooperation of expatriate leaders and all expatriates in the meeting, the speakers said, this year's Fobana Conference will be organized with wide participation, and an important platform for all generations.The historical events of 1971, the spirit of the liberation war, the Bengali culture and traditions, the contribution of the new generation and the expatriate Bengalis will be highlighted. On this occasion, there will be various cultural events, discussion meetings, poetry gatherings, seminars and meetings on various topics - where bridges of all generations will be created in a new way. At the first town hall meeting in Fobana, New York, the presence of various political, social, cultural, professional, human rights, poets, writers, academics, journalists, artists-craftsmen, etc. was admirable. Day, all the martyrs in the great independence war of 1971, the disproportionate contribution of three lakh women and children, 15 August and 3 November 1975, four national leaders were killed in Dhaka Central Jail, 21 August 2004, killed in a grenade attack and 2024-Everyone stood and observed a minute's silence at the beginning of the meeting in memory of its meticulous design and those killed in the terrorist attack. After the town hall meeting, everyone was treated to dinner.