[perthbashi] Re: [baawaec] NOTE OF THANKS – VICTORY DAY OF BANGLADESH CELEBRATION (BAAWA)

 

Dear Community Members.

SHORT AND SWEET! LESS IS MORE!…that's how BAAWA CULTURE and BAAWA SPORTS delivered their first combo event of 2017-18!

Last Saturday, 16 December 2017, BAAWA celebrated the Victory Day of Bangladesh with a friendly soccer match followed by a cultural program 'Bijoy Amar Ohonkar'. While we celebrated, we also prayed for those who sacrificed and the future of Bangladesh so it goes from strength to strength. We celebrated the spirit, wore the color of Bangladesh, spread the vibe.

BAAWA SPORTS continued its excellent organizing and networking forte with the friendly match between BAAWA RED and BAAWA GREEN. The RED won 2-1 in the keenly contested match. Thanks to Mofizul Islam Bulbul for helping us with this event. Dr Mohammad Rafiqul Alam (Babu) and Mohammad Bari Roni – thanks! You two are taking BAAWA SPORTS to a different level!

The first cultural event by BAAWA CULTURE in 2017-18 was full of buzz, anticipation, respect and patriotism. Under the able leadership of  Tanmoy Deb Nath (CS BAAWA), 'Bijoy Amar Ohongkar' was a tribute to the freedom fighters and people of Bangladesh. 

 

My profound respect to all the participants and the organizers. My heartfelt thanks to:

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  Kingshuk, Yasin, Nupur, Sharmi and Romel for rendering the ever inspiring 'Karar oi louha kapat'.
  

• Audrita, Aunkita, Arko, Rayhan, Arian, Momo and Mim for their dances with 'Teer hara oi nad Nongor tolo tolo' and Suchi for choreography.
• Maisara for reciting Sukanto Bhattacharya's igniting poem 'Bikkhov'.
• Shreya and Shetu for their dance with 'Purbo digante surjo' aptly choreographed by Humaira Barua (Shayma). Thanks Shayma!
• Borna, Tanisha and Arani for their solo songs.
• Lima and Sithi for their vibrant dance with 'Bijoy nishan and O Prithibi.
• Ariyan, Tahmid, Nimisha, Mehran, Subah and Wardah for their beautiful dance with 'Chasha der muteder shokoler' beautifully choreographed by Silvee. 
• Ashwas, Kankhita, Aryan, Promiti, Nimisha, Orup, Rehan, Orvin, Ramin, Ariyan, Kolpo, Keyan, Bela, Zayba, Manha, Navin, Shafin, Elora, Leo, Mohsin, Nazrul, Chompu, Yasin, Nupur, Sharmi, Romel, Kingshuk, Borna, Tanisha, Arani, Tumpa,Manonita,Gargee, Rabin, Sangeeta, Polash, Munira and Qudsia for 'Surjodoye tumi'
• MC Sangeeta, Israt and Nupur for beautifully keeping the flow of the program.
• Stage Managers Partha, Doyel, Kingshuk Sarker and Sajib for their hard work behind the curtains.
• Kingshuk and Nupur for decoration, Amit for sound control, Roni for photography.
• Shumi, Shirin, Sangeeta, Bithika, Dipok, Nupur, Lovely, Sharmishta, Amit, Simi and Shaouli for providing rehearsal venues and support.
• Sangeet Academy and Vairabi School of Music for support in all aspects.

One key planning parameter of this event was to encourage the participation of 2nd/3rd generation of Australian-Bangladeshis and infuse the rich and glorious history of our liberation war into the little minds. What better way to do it than integrating 'Patshala Bangla School (PBS)' into the mix? We are very proud of the marvelous performance of the PBS students for staging the short drama 'Joy Bangla'. The drama was developed, produced and directed by Sharmishtha Saha of PBS. Sharmishtha Saha – take a bow for your excellent direction and management of the busy adventurous little actors! Thanks to PBS, Biswojit Bose and Professor Abu Siddique for guidance, direction and support. 

And Tanmoy Deb Nath, thanks for helping us have faith in beyond what we think we can do. My profound gratitude to you and your team for the flawless program. I am sanguine it will reach new heights in future days! 

Thanks to each member of BAAWA EC for delivering yet another amazing BAAWA Experience. You showed that we are indeed bigger than our Dream. Just if we want to. Kudos!

And lastly, this to YOU Dear Perthbashi. Because of YOU such thing happened. Because of you we exist. Thanks so much for attending the event. BAAWA EC is collectively overwhelmed with the words of encouragement and support received from all present. 

See you all

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on next BAAWA event on Saturday, 24 February 2018 at the Cockburn Youth Centre in BAAWA's celebration of International Mother Language Day 2018!

Warm regards

Syed Muzaffar Ahmed

GS

BAAWA Inc.

—— Original Message ——

From: "Abu Siddique" <abu.siddique@uwa..edu.au>

To: "mahbubshelina@bigpond.com" <mahbubshelina@bigpond.com>

Cc: "raj.joarder@ampfp.com.au" <raj.joarder@ampfp.com.au>

Sent: Tuesday, 19 Dec, 2017 At 1:22 PM

Subject: Congratulation and nite of thanks

Dear all,

Please join me to congratulate the Management Committee of BAAWA for producing and presenting an excellent programme under the dynamic leadership of BAAWA’s current President  Dr Mahbub Talukder to celebrate the 47th Victory Day of Bangladesh last night at the Lynwood Wandarrah Hall, Edgewater Street, Lynwood 

I thoroughly enjoyed every item including the patriotic songs which were displayed with excellent dances by various performers. These songs reminded me of those  dark days when we didn’t enjoy the liberty to listen to these songs publicly during the Liberation War in 1971. We listened to many of these songs broadcast by the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra secretly at the risk of being caught and then tortured to death  by the Pakistani Army.

One special feature of last night’s prgoramme was the participation of the younger generation to make it a huge success. They and their parents deserve a very  big thank you from us. I would also like to congratulate Dr Tanmoy Deb Nath (Cultural Secretary, BAAWA) and his team and to all other participants for presenting such a lovely event to our community to commemorate a very special day in the calendar of Bangladesh.

Another interesting feature of last night’s programme was the presentation of a short drama by the Pathshala Bangla School (PBS) performed by its students. The  drama was developed, produced and directed by Ms Sharmistha Saha (one of PBS’s dedicated teachers). It was quite a challenging and daunting task for Sharmistha given the age of the participating students ranged from 3..5 years to 11years (!) within a very short  span of time. However, in collaboration with the parents of the students, Sharmistha did an excellent job which is evident from the positive feedbacks that this drama received from the audience. Her husband Mr Biswajit Saha extended his helping hands to her during the rehearsals. On behalf of the Management Committee of the PBS, I would like sincerely thank Sharmistha,  Biswajit, the participating students of PBS and their parents for contributing to this item.

The above are my personal view and there was no intention hurt anyone. However, if I have offended anyone please forgive me.

 

With warm personal regards,

 Abu Siddique