BCAE Events 2024

BCAE AGM was held on January 18, 2025, at the Bangladesh Center

EC 2024 honored the significance of Victory day by hosting a special event to commemorate the day. Participants shared their personal stories and connections to this historic event, while a kids' art competition with the theme "Victory Day" showcased the younger generation's creativity. To keep everyone engaged, we also organized a fun game. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all who joined us and contributed to making this event a resounding success.

The BCAE leadership election has been completed successfully on November 16, 2024 last Saturday with a historical response from our BCAE voting members.  Heart filled thanks to our BCAE Election Commission 2024 who tirelessly worked on the BCAE Bylaws to make this election effective. Special thanks to our BCAE all past presidents who made their time within their busy schedule of daily life, presented and casted their vote for their desired candidates. The most importantly, the voting members spontaneous present and eventful gathering made this election complete and acceptable.

Our deepest appreciation goes to our incredible volunteers and pooling agents to help execute this BCAE election 2024.

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The Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Canada Association of Edmonton (BCAE) 2024 extends its deepest gratitude to our members and the broader community for their invaluable support and enthusiastic participation, which made the "BCAE Music Festival" on November 2, 2024, at the Yellow Bird Community League a tremendous success.

We are especially thankful to our sponsors, whose generous support was crucial to this event's success. Our heartfelt appreciation goes to Mr. Mahbub Mollah, Realtor, and Century 21 Smart Realty, represented by Alamgir Hossain, Sun Life represented by Md. Sohel Howlader as well as Alifs Royal Kitchen and Daily Bazar, for their generous contributions.

Special thanks to our vendors for bringing energy and vibrancy to our Trade Show with their diverse offerings of Bangladeshi foods, traditional attire, and unique cultural items. Their participation elevated the festivities and enriched the community experience.

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The Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Canada-Association of Edmonton (BCAE) in 2024 expresses sincere gratefulness to our members and the community for their joyous participation to the success of the “BCAE Annual Picnic 2024” on August 10, 2024 at the Aspen Beach Provincial Park.

This event was full of several lively outdoor fun going sports activities for everyone who wanted to participate regardless of the age group. We started our day with mouth watering traditional snacks, had a feast with freshly cooked delicious ethnic food and finished our day with light desert.  There were numerous attractive raffles draw from  “Alif Halal Meat & Groceries Ltd.”, and “Md Sohel Howlader”.  Presents for women fun sport activities winner’s from Atit Fashion fulfill the event entirely.    

We are extremely grateful to the donors of this fun going outdoor event whose generous support made it possible for us to organize this daylong outdoor event. Special thanks to Dr. Muba Taher, Dr. Mohammed Fateh, Mahbub Mollah (Realtor), Mohammad Raisul Islam (Ripon Bhai- TacoTime), and Alif Halal Meat and Groceries Ltd.

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The Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Canada Association of Edmonton (BCAE) in 2024 expresses sincere gratitude to our members and the community for their participation and invaluable contributions to the success of the “BCAE Father’s Day celebrations” on June 29, 2024 at the Blue Quill #5 Soccer field.

To celebrate this special occasion, we organized a special Fathers' Day soccer tournament. We are deeply thankful to all players who participated and contributed to the success of this event. Your thrilling performances captivated everyone. There were more than 70 players who played for this soccer tournament. Thank you all for your effort and time.

We are deeply grateful to the contributors whose generous support made it possible for us to organize this daylong event. Special thanks to Imanul Khondaker, Kazi Aurangzeb, Ashraf Uddin, Motiour Rahman, Sajjad Khondaker, Jafar Omid, Muzibur Rahman.

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The Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Canada Association of Edmonton (BCAE) in 2024 extends its heartfelt gratitude to our members and the community for their invaluable contributions to the success of the “Bangladesh High Commission, Ottawa, Consular Service” held on May 17-18, 2024, at the Bangladesh Center.

We are deeply thankful to the Bangladesh High Commission, Ottawa, for providing this essential service to the residents of Edmonton. We eagerly anticipate your continued support in the future. Our sincere appreciation goes to the previous BCAE executives for their tireless efforts in making this program a success.

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The Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Canada Association of Edmonton (BCAE) in 2024 expresses sincere gratitude to our members and the community for their invaluable contributions to the success of the “BCAE Mother’s Day celebration” on May 12, 2024” at the Bangladesh Center.

 We are immensely grateful to our sponsors whose exceptional support contributed to the outstanding success of this event. Special thanks to Ateet (Fashion House by Dalia), Satkahon Studio (by Sathi Saha) and Ms. Farhat Nila Ahmed. Your thoughtful gifts brought immense joy to the mothers who attended. We also express our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Mohammad Rahim, Dr. Manas Shome, Dr. H.M. Ashraf Ali, and Md. Tarek Sultan for their generous donations to this event, which greatly facilitated the smooth organization of the event.

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The Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Canada Association of Edmonton (BCAE) in 2024 expresses sincere gratitude to our members and the community for their invaluable contributions to the success of the Millet Pharmacy presents 'BCAE Eid and Bangla New Year Celebration,' on April 27, 2024” at the Central Lions Recreation Centre.

We extend immense gratitude to our sponsors whose exceptional support was pivotal in the outstanding success of our mega event, attended by over 500 people. A special acknowledgement is owed to our title sponsor, Millet Pharmacy, owned by Mr. Faisol Ferdous. Our heartfelt appreciation also goes to our Platinum Sponsor, Mr. Mahbub Mollah, Realtor. We deeply value the contributions of Linen Plus, Urban Real Estate Services Ltd. by Eakbal Rhaman, and Dr. Nick's Real Estate Inc. as a Gold sponsor. Furthermore, we extend sincere thanks to our Silver Sponsors: Century 21 Smart Realty represented by Alamgir Hossain, Espira Engineering, Judge Motive, Desjardins Insurance represented by Kishore Chowdhury, and Sun Life represented by Md. Sohel Howlader. We eagerly anticipate your continued support and collaboration in future events.

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The Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Canada Association of Edmonton (BCAE) in 2024 expresses sincere gratitude to our members and the community for their invaluable contributions to the success of the "BCAE Iftar and Eid Bazaar" on March 23, 2024, at the Leefield Community League. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Rana Hossain, Dr. Jesmin Akter, Dr. Fateh Mohammed, Alif Halal Meat and groceries, and the Quran for Everyone (Q4E) Institute for their generous sponsorship of this event. Their support was invaluable in making this large-budget, free event possible and facilitating the arrangement of iftar for more than 500 people. We also extend our gratitude to those who contributed donations to support this program.

Additionally, BCAE organized a free Henna stall, and we extend our thanks to our volunteers Shanum Islam (Darin), Farah Tanjin and Raisa Rahman for their assistance in arranging this henna stall. 

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BCAE, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Student Association at the University of Alberta (BSAUA), hosted this event to honor the sacrifice of our language martyrs. We express sincere gratitude to BSAUA for their significant contribution in ensuring the success of this event. Additionally, we thank the Canadian Blood Services for their cooperation in facilitating the smooth execution of this program.

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to our courageous blood donors for their extraordinary generosity. Special thanks to Edward Mondol, Md Saeed Siddik, Mohammad Anamur Miea, A F M Rajibur Rahman, Khandaker Akib Shahriar, Alvina Awwal, Rashaduz Zaman, Lamia Khan, Md Shiful Islam Ony, Dr. Mohammad Mamun Hasan, Roksana Amin for their invaluable contributions towards the success of this event.

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The Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Canada Association of Edmonton (BCAE) in 2024 extends heartfelt gratitude to our members and community for their invaluable contributions to the success of the “International Mother Language Day Celebration - একুশ আমার গর্ব” on February 21, 2024, at the Student Union Building (SUB), University of Alberta.

The main goal of this initiative was to honor the sacrifices of language martyrs and to impart knowledge about the importance of February 21st to future generations. We are pleased to announce that the event effectively achieved its goal, evidenced by one of the largest gatherings in Edmonton at SUB (University of Alberta) to honor this occasion. Witnessing our young champions proudly express our culture in Bengali brought joy to everyone's hearts.

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